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Outlook for Infrastructure Finance in South Korea
South Korea offers a maturing and interesting Asian-grown model for infrastructure finance. The country has developed a protective legal environment for private sector participation in infrastructure…
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Private Financing of Toll Roads
This study provides an overview of the issues and challenges related to private toll road development by considering the experience of eight privately financed toll road projects. The projects…
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The Promise and Peril of Public-Private Partnerships: Lessons from the Chilean Experience
This note is based on the work of Prof. Ron Fischer presented at the IGC Growth Forum in Rwanda on 17th February 2011, and his paper “The Promise and Peril of Public Private Partnerships: Lessons…
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Project Financing: Asset-Based Financial Engineering
As an effective alternative to conventional direct financing, project financing has become one of the hottest topics in corporate finance. It's being used more and more frequently—and more…
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Innovative Mechanisms for Fiscal Transfers to Municipalities: The Canadian Experience in Municipal Financing
Innovative Mechanisms for Fiscal Transfers to Municipalities: The Canadian Experience in Municipal Financing. Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Ottawa, Canada. Highlights some of the…
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The U.K. Treasury Infrastructure Finance Unit: Supporting PPP Financing During the Global Liquidity Crisis
2008 and 2009 were challenging years to raise finance for Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) and Private Finance Initiative (PFI) schemes in the UK. The number of active lenders in the market was…
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European System of Accounts: ESA 2010
The new European System of National and Regional Accounts (ESA 2010) is a major development of the previous version of 1995. Progress has been achieved in the harmonisation of methodology and in the…
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Modern Project Finance: A Casebook
Written as a guide to a dynamic, and increasingly important field, Modern Project Finance: A Casebook provides a detailed description and analysis of project-financed transactions. Other books…
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Introduction to Islamic Finance
Provides a basic introduction to the principles of Islamic finance. Examines the religious background and legal foundations of Islamic finance. Also discusses the development of Islamic financial…
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Real Decreto Legislativo 3/2011 (Spain)
Real Decreto Legislativo 3/2011, de 14 de noviembre, por el que se aprueba el texto refundido de la Ley de Contratos del Sector PúblicoSpain’s Public Procurement Law (2011) has a detailed…
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A guide to the statistical treatment of PPPs
The statistical recording of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in the statistics of EU Member States is carried out according to the European System of Accounts (ESA 2010). More specific…
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A Programme Approach to PPPs: Lessons from the European experience
A PPP programme approach brings individual PPP projects together to deliver them in a coordinated way. This usually involves projects with a common objective such as a sector focus. This…
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The Non-Financial Benefits of PPPs : A Review of Concepts and Methodology
This publication has been prepared in collaboration with some EPEC members in response to the need to more systematically approach the issue of capturing the “non-financial benefits” of PPPs. This…
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The financial crisis and the PPP market
Stapled financing is common in Mergers and Acquisition deals, and has been used for infrastructure projects. Staple financing is discussed in EPEC’s 2009 report on the financial crisis and…
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The Economics of Public-Private Partnerships: A Basic Guide
The Authors provide a summary of what they believe are the main lessons learned from the interplay of experience and the academic literature on PPPs, addressing such key issues as when governments…
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RAILPAG: Railway Project Appraisal Guidelines
The RAILPAG (Railway Project Appraisal Guidelines) aim at providing a common framework for the appraisal of railway projects across the EU. They are the result of a similar harmonisation exercise as…
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Avoiding Customer and Taxpayer Bailouts in Private Infrastructure Projects
Many private infrastructure projects mix regulation that subjects the private company to considerable risk, a government or regulator that is reluctant to see the company go bankrupt, and high…
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Evalsed Sourcebook: Method and Techniques
Evalsed is an online resource providing guidance on the evaluation of socio-economic development. While Evalsed has a specific focus on evaluation in EU cohesion policy, it is also relevant to the…
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Guidance on Environmental Impact Assessment: Screening
This guidance document is about Screening in Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). It is one in a series of three guidance documents on EIA published by the European Commission.
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Law in Transition 2007 (Russia)
It is hoped that this issue of Law in transition will promote a greater understanding of public-private cooperation mechanisms and, perhaps, spark ideas for new projects. Because this issue of Law in…
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Independent Power Projects in Sub-Saharan Africa
The track record of Sub-Saharan Africa’s power sector is dismal. Two out of three households in Sub-Saharan Africa, close to 600 million people, have no electricity connection. Most…
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Report on the Performance of PPP Projects in Australia When Compared with a Representative Sample of Traditionally Procured Infrastructure Projects
Report on the Performance of PPP Projects in Australia When Compared with a Representative Sample of Traditionally Procured Infrastructure Projects. The purpose of this research is to…
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Performance of PPPs and Traditional Procurement in Australia
This study of the performance of Public-Private-Partnerships (PPPs) and traditional procurement is the first of its kind to be undertaken in Australia.
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Understanding Options for Public-Private Partnerships in Infrastructure
Understanding Options for Public-Private Partnerships in Infrastructure Sorting out the forest from the treesThis paper provides a methodology for categorizing public-private partnerships in…
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International Project Finance and Public-Private Partnerships. A Legal Guide to Key Growth Markets 2013
International Project Finance and PPPs: A Legal Guide to Key Growth Markets provides a summary of the key legal issues relevant to PPP and project financing in strategic growth markets. Each…