World’s Largest Carbon Program Pilots Digital Measuring of Forest Carbon

Verra, which operates the world’s largest greenhouse gas (GHG) crediting program, and leading climate-tech company Pachama will pilot a digital measuring, reporting, and verification (DMRV) platform harnessing remote-sensing to measure forest carbon. This pilot marks a significant milestone in global efforts to increase efficiency, transparency, and integrity in forest carbon projects.

Egypt: New Cairo Wastewater

Egypt’s first public-private partnership will have a major impact on the quality of basic services in a satellite city on the outskirts of Cairo. With IFC’s help, the government has awarded a land-mark concession for a wastewater treatment facility that will improve sani- tation services in New Cairo, as well as accommodate projected population growth. The project was awarded in June 2009.

Service delivery and public-private partnership in Addis Ababa exhibition center and market development enterprise: prospectis and challenges

Public Private Partnership (PPP) is a public instruments in which the private sector participates in the provision of infrastructure and services. It involves a contract for a private entity to deliver public infrastructure-based services. This study was conducted in Addis Ababa exhibition Center and Market Development Enterprise with the major aim of assessing the challenges and prospects of implementing of PPP in the study area.

Summary of Benchmarking PPP Procurement 2018 in the Arab Republic of Egypt

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.

Egypt: Enabling Private Investment and Commercial Financing in Infrastructure

In 2016 the Government of Egypt has embarked on an ambitious and much needed transition towards a better economic policy. While the macroeconomic stability and market confidence have been largely restored, the overall fiscal situation remains challenging. With limited fiscal space, solely relying on public resources to fund infrastructure investments, will no longer be a viable strategy to meet the country's needs.