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Private Financing of Public Infrastructure through PPPs in Latin America and the Caribbean
This report analyzes the challenges and policy options to increase private sector financing in public infrastructure in the LAC region through PPPs.
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A Comparison of Project Finance and the Forfeiting Model as Financing Forms for PPP Projects in Germany
This paper compares Project Finance with the Forfeiting Model as the two basic forms that are used to finance Public Private Partnership projects in Germany. It describes the basic characteristics of…
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Initiative for Risk Mitigation
The objective of the study is to assess risk mitigation needs and possible solutions, advancing investment in Africa. The terms of reference (TOR) state that the study is to: “… generate a ‘map’ of…
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The Costs of Adapting to Climate Change for Infrastructure
An approach to estimating the costs of adapting to climate change is presented along with results for major components of infrastructure. The analysis separates the price/cost and quantity effects of…
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Tajikistan : Providing Reliable Electricity in the Pamir Mountains
Report on the First Public-Private Energy Sector Partnership in Tajikistan
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InfraCo Asia
InfraCo Asia Development Pte Ltd (InfraCo Asia) is a commercially managed infrastructure development and investment company of the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG), headquartered in…
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Somalia : Amidst the rubble, a vibrant telecommunications infrastructure
Article describing the creation of a network of private operators in 1998 providing satellite communication. By 2007, the country’s telephone coverage reached 87 percent.
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OECD Principles for Good International Engagement in Fragile States
The OECD Principles for Good International Engagement in Fragile States describe FCS as facing development challenges “such as weak governance, limited administrative capacity, chronic…
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A review of road maintenance by the South African National Roads Agency
In South Africa, a review of road maintenance by the South African National Roads Agency indicates that delaying road maintenance for three years leads to increased costs of six times…
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The Operational Performance of PFI Prisons
REPORT BY THE COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL HC 700 Session 2002-2003: 18 June 2003
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World Bank's Africa infrastructure diagnostic study
The World Bank's Africa infrastructure diagnostic study estimates that inefficiencies in state-owned utilities and infrastructure providers in Sub-Saharan Africa cost around $6 billion a…
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Module 02 – National Governance Framework on Climate Change
STRUCTURE OF THE MODULEModule 0.1 is structured in three steps:Step 1 - Understand the International Climate Policy Landscape is intended to provide an overview of the major international…
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Understand the International Climate Policy Landscape
UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE (UNFCCC)The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is an international environmental agreement that was signed in June…
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Module 01 – Climate Policies Digest
STRUCTURE OF THE MODULEModule 0.1 is structured in three steps:Step 1 - Understand the International Climate Policy Landscape is intended to provide an overview of the major international…
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Risk Allocation in Toll Highway Concessions in Spain
The objective of this study is threefold. First, the consequences of the economic recession that struck Spain beginning in 2008 on the outcome of the concession contracts are assessed. Second, the…
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Making Public Investment More Efficient
The IMF report on infrastructure efficiency focusing on the quality of investment, instead of its volume, identified average inefficiencies in public investment processes of around 30…
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Public Private Partnerships : When and How
When are public-private partnerships (PPPs) better than conventional provision and regulated privatization? And should PPP contracts be structured and governed when this is the case? These questions…
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Public-Private Partnerships: When and How
When are public-private partnerships (PPPs) better than conventional provision and regulated privatization? And should PPP contracts be structured and governed when this is the case? We show…
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Financing the New Urban Agenda: The Challenges of Financing Sustainable Urban Infrastructure Concept Note
The financial challenges of subnational governments are discussed in an Inter-American Development Bank concept note on financing sustainable urban infrastructure. The note highlights the…
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Green Book Supplementary Guidance: Optimism Bias
Supplementary guidance to the Green Book on estimates for a project's costs, benefits and duration in the absence of robust primary evidence.
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Operational Taskforce Notes
The Government has created an Operational Taskforce, acting on behalf of HM Treasury, based in Infrastructure UK. The Taskforce has a helpdesk to provide free expert advice and support to public…
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Adapting to Climate Change: Helping Key Sectors to Adapt to Climate Change
Government Report for the Adaptation Reporting Power Author: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)103 organisations, primarily from the energy, transport and water sectors, have…
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Partnerships Victoria: Practitioners' Guide
The Partnerships Victoria policy of June 2000 provides a framework for developing contractual relationships between the Victorian Government and private parties for the delivery of public …
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Partnerships Victoria Guidance Material: Contract Management Guide
Describes key elements of effective relationship and contract management and provides detailed guidance, templates and tools on all stages of contract management.