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Blended Finance Facility (BFF)

The Blended Finance Facility (BFF) combines IDA PSW resources with IFC investments to support high-impact sectors like SMEs, agribusiness, health, education, climate, and infrastructure. It…

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Risk Mitigation Facility (RMF)

The Risk Mitigation Facility (RMF) is part of the IDA Private Sector Window and provides project-based guarantees without requiring sovereign indemnity. Its objective is to mobilize private…

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IDA Private Sector Window

The IDA Private Sector Window (PSW) is a $2.5 billion initiative by the World Bank Group under IDA18–20 to catalyze private investment in the poorest and fragile countries. It supports high-…

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Revenues

Revenues are a critical component of any financial model, providing the income streams necessary to ensure the viability and sustainability of a project. In infrastructure projects, revenues can come…

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Credit Rating Agencies and Sovereign Debt: Four Proposals to Support Achievement of the SDGs

The COVID-19 pandemic heightened fiscal strain in developing countries, triggering disproportionate sovereign credit downgrades and discouraging participation in debt relief programs. Three key…

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How blended finance can reorient cautious private investors to infrastructure

Blended finance is a way to improve risk-adjusted returns and mobilize private capital to close infrastructure financing gaps. Sustainable, optimal, and innovative strategies can increase private…

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Further Reading: Telecommunications / Information & Communication Technology PPPs

Further ReadingBroadband Investment Handbook (European Commission) - This handbook, prepared for the European Commission, aims to assist public authorities in planning, implementing, and monitoring…

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Further Reading: Public-Private Partnerships for Transport

Further Reading and ResourcesPPP Risk Allocation Tool (2019) – provides a useful reference source which outlines common risks arising in different types of PPPs and different market approaches to the…

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Closing the Infrastructure Gap

Infrastructure is fundamental to economic development, connecting people to services and markets while supporting inclusive growth and long-term resilience. In emerging markets and developing…

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70 Years of Urban Growth in 1 Infographic

Urbanization has reshaped the world, with the urban population growing from 751 million in 1950 to over 4.2 billion in 2018. Driven by population growth and rural-to-urban migration, this trend is…

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Infrastructure Monitor 2024: Global Trends in Private Investment in Infrastructure

The Infrastructure Monitor report covers global trends in private investment in infrastructure to inform investors, policy-makers and other practitioners. The objective is to deliver global…

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Blended Finance

Blended finance is a strategic approach that combines public and private funding to mobilize private capital flows towards emerging and frontier markets. It aims to attract commercial capital to…

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The Global Food and Nutrition Security Dashboard

The Dashboard offers both a global perspective and granular, country-specific information, ensuring relevance for diverse audiences.The Dashboard was launched in 2022 under the Global Alliance for…

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Global Report on Food Crises

Conflict and insecurity, weather extremes, and economic shocks continue to drive acute food insecurity. According to the 2025 Global Report on Food Crises, acute hunger has grown in 2024 and…

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Infrastructure Governance Assessment Framework

Sustainable, affordable, and cost-efficient infrastructure services are a fundamental pillar of long-term development. governance of infrastructure sectors is a critical driver of sector performance…

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Combating Heat in Cities: Operationalizing the Urban Heat Agenda at the World Bank

The publication is a product of a joint study between the World Bank’s Global Practice for Urban, Disaster Risk Management, Resilience and Land (GPURL) and the Korea Research Institute for Human…

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Country Experience with Unsolicited PPP Proposals: Distinct, Diverse, Disparate

Traditionally, infrastructure service delivery has been the responsibility of government. In some cases, government may solicit private partners to help deliver projects; these are solicited PPPs.…

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Urban & Cities

This section focuses on making cities more equitable, efficient, sustainable, and environmentally friendly. While rapid urban expansion can lead to challenges, effective urban management is crucial…

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Define the Asset Recycling Program

The first step for a government in embarking on an asset recycling program is to define the program in terms of goals and objectives, and scope and scale based on the country’s strategic priorities.…

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Institutional Investors and Sustainable Infrastructure : A Global Review of Case Studies to Finance the Infrastructure Gap

This report proposes several types of interventions and financial structures DFIs could lead for a greater role of global and local capital markets in financing infrastructure in EMDEs

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Critical Factors for Re-Investment Mechanisms

Critical Factors for Re-Investment MechanismsIrrespective of the choice of re-investment mechanism, based on best practices for accountability and transparency, there are two critical factors for…

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Re-investment Mechanisms

To date, many countries that have monetized infrastructure assets have done so on an ad hoc basis, rather than such transactions being based on a broader program of asset recycling. In these…

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Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs)

Description of Infrastructure Investment Trusts Infrastructure Investment Trusts or InvITs are pooled investment vehicles like a mutual fund that allow infrastructure assets owners to monetize…

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Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs) - Case Studies

Case Study - PowerGrid Infrastructure Investment Trust, IndiaPOWERGRID Infrastructure Investment Trust (PGInvIT) was registered with the Securities and Exchange Board of India on January 7, 2021, as…

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Infrastructure Asset-Backed Securitization (IABS) - Case Studies

Case Study on IABS for toll roads in IndonesiaCase Study on IABS (Indonesia) – Securitization of Jakarta-Bogor-Ciawi (Jagorawi) toll road projectIn August 2017, Jasa Marga, the largest toll road…