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Golden Ears Bridge Crossing DBFO

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Golden Ears Bridge Crossing DBFO

Project Agreement of 24 February 2006 between the Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority ("TransLink") and the Golden Crossing General Partnership ("DBFO Contractor") and all other project documents regarding the design, build, financing, operation, maintenance and rehabilitation of the Golden Ears Bridge and the associated road network. 

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Partnering for water in Côte d’Ivoire

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The public-private partnership (PPP) for the national water utility of Côte d’Ivoire is the oldest and largest water PPP in the developing world. In place since 1960 and today serving more than 7 million people, this PPP has provided quality service for decades and made remarkable progress in expanding access in the 1990s. It even proved resilient to civil strife and the de facto partition of the country in 2002.

PPIAF: Unsolicited Infrastructure Proposals - How Some Countries Introduce Competition and Transparency

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PPIAF: Unsolicited Infrastructure Proposal, Working Paper No. 1, 2007
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This paper looks at specific type of PPI projects called “unsolicited proposals.” Unsolicited proposals are not requested by a government and usually originate within the private sector. These proposals typically come from companies with ties to a particular industry—such as developers, suppliers, and financiers—that spend their own money to develop basic project specifications, then directly approach governments to get the required official approvals.

Does Private Sector Participation Improve Performance in Electricity and Water Distribution?

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Whether privately managed utilities outperform those run by the state is an old question. What makes it difficult to answer is that utilities such as water and electricity distribution companies do not operate in competitive markets, where a change from public to private management is expected to lead to cost savings and efficiency gains driven by the profit motive.

Contingent liabilities - a threat to fiscal stability

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Contingent liabilities - a threat to fiscal stability
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Contingent government liabilities are associated with major hidden fiscal risks. Thus fiscal adjustment that targets deficit and debt reduction does not necessarily prevent fiscal instability. Banking problems, for example, have often unexpectedly drawn on public resources.
 
Fiscal risks and uncertainties are increasing for four main reasons. Private capital flows are increasing and becoming more volatile. States are moving from financing services to guaranteeing outcomes. Moral hazard in markets is on the rise.

Financing Public-Private Partnerships – Best Practices in Latin America

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Best Practices in PPP Financing in Latin America: the role of subsidy mechanisms
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Best Practices in PPP Financing in Latin America: the role of guarantees
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In partnership with the World Bank Institute (WBI) PPIAF supported a a two-day conference to disseminate the best practices and innovations of Latin American countries' PPP programs in response to the financial crisis.

Angola: Lei Sobre as Parcerias Público Privadas

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In May 2019 Law No. 11/19, a new Law on Public-Private Partnerships, came into force. Visit the PPP Laws/Concession Laws Angola library page for more information.

Find more related materials at Public-Private Partnerships Laws/Concession Laws. 

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