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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.

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
Best Practices in PPP Financing in Latin America: the role of innovative approa…
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.

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