Bangladesh Turns to Public-Private Partnerships to Fix Infrastructure

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is turning to public-private partnerships in an attempt to improve the country’s infrastructure. Hasina recently approved a law meant to streamline the legal status of PPPs and foreign financing of projects such as the expansion of energy utilities and public transportation. Officials have been working on the law for a few years, and Parliament is expected to implement it.

Summary of Benchmarking PPP Procurement 2018 in Bangladesh

Procuring Infrastructure Public-Private Partnerships 2018 is designed to help governments improve their PPP regulatory quality. By benchmarking the regulatory frameworks of economies around the world against internationally recognized good practices in procuring PPPs, this assessment identifies areas for improvement in the preparation, procurement, and management of PPPs.