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Asian Development Bank   |   Trade ; Transport ; Energy

The ASEAN Infrastructure Fund (AIF) promotes regional infrastructure financing and financial resilience to support long-term development of ASEAN countries. Infrastructure plays a critical role in driving economic growth and cutting poverty, so ADB and the member countries of the Association of

Asian Development Bank   |   Trade ; Transport ; ICT ; Energy

This report presents the mid-term review and third progress report of the Regional Investment Framework Implementation Plan 2014-2018. It discusses the status of 93 priority investment and technical assistance projects as of 30 June 2016. The document also contains the Revised Regional Investment

European Commission   |   Transport

Case studies from EU’s transport Trans-European Network (TEN-T) policy: 1 Case Railway Connection Lyon Turin (Val De Susa)  2 Case Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link  3 Case Brenner Base Tunnel 4 Case Rail Baltica (including the Warsaw-Bialystok Link) 5 Case Seine – Scheldt  6 Case Danube – Common Section

Islamic Development Bank   |   Transport

The Study on Transport Corridors in OIC Member Countries is an assessment of the role and importance of transport corridors (TC) in contributing to economic growth and cooperation, trade and regional integration with a view to identify a policy framework among the 57 OIC member countries. It has

Asian Development Bank   |   Trade ; Transport

Presentation content includes:  I. On the increasing need for cross-border infrastructure II. Empirical evidence for trade stimulus from improved cross-border connectivity III. Challenges of cross-border infrastructure projects and lessons learned Trade Transport Helble, Matthias Download PDF http:

Asian Development Bank   |   Transport

This toolkit has been prepared based on a learning program offered to middle and senior policy makers of the Great Mekong Subregion (GMS) under the Phnom Penh Plan in March 2006. The program had four focus areas, namely, policy and planning, finance, private sector partnerships, and regulation and

Agility Global Integrated Logistics and Transport Intelligence   |   Trade ; Transport

The Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index has three main components. First is the Index country rankings: a look at the composite scores of the 50 Index emerging markets based on a combination of their market size and growth prospects, market compatibility or overall business climate, and market

World Bank Group   |   Energy

International Finance Corporation (IFC) played a key role in helping the Republic of Albania structure and implements it first large public-private partnership (PPP) transaction in the energy sector, which brought a strong and reliable international investor into the country. Verbund, Austria&#039

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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development   |   Transport

The OECD takes stock of continental and regional transport plans to place development cooperation in context, and examines partner strategies for transport connectivity.

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development   |   Transport

Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are heavily dependent on coastal transport infrastructure—including ports, airports, and their access roads—for economic activity. That same coastal transport infrastructure is often highly vulnerable to impacts of climate variability and change, including

Asian Development Bank   |   Trade ; Transport ; ICT ; Energy

Comparative study of foreign direct investment in cross-border infrastructure in Latin America; Eastern and Central Europe; and Asia, including six case studies of investment in infrastructure projects in these regions. In this paper the authors critically review the relevant information and

AidData   |   Trade ; Transport ; ICT ; Energy

How do development projects influence the geographic distribution of economic activity within low-income and middle-income countries? Existing research focuses on the effects of Western development projects on inter-personal inequality and inequality across different subnational regions. However,

Global Infrastructure Hub   |   Trade ; Transport ; ICT ; Energy

The objective of this Report is to provide additional guidance to countries, including both members and non-members of the G20, that wish to develop a programme of PPP transactions. The primary focus is on those countries with limited or no prior experience of PPPs, and the desired outcome of the

Global Infrastructure Hub   |   Trade ; Transport ; ICT ; Energy

The PPP Contract Management Tool (referred to herein as the ‘reference tool’) provides public sector officials with practical guidance and case studies, so that those responsible for managing contracts after financial close are better able to ensure project objectives and value for money. The

Asian Development Bank   |   Trade ; Transport ; ICT ; Energy

This publication provides information on the PPP business environment in nine ADB developing member countries to help public sector policy makers improve private sector participation in infrastructure projects. The first edition of the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Monitor tracks the development

World Bank Group   |   Trade ; Transport ; ICT ; Energy

Blending funds from private investors with concessional funds from donors and philanthropic sources has a strong potential to scale up investment in lower-income countries and thereby accelerate development. The use of blended concessional finance is already prevalent in lower-income countries

World Bank Group   |   Trade ; Transport ; ICT ; Energy

At the heart of IFC’s approach to blended finance are efforts to create and help sustain private markets with strong development impact. This note explores the role of blended finance in creating markets and looks at lessons from three blended finance projects and structures—and how each

World Bank Group   |   Trade ; Transport ; ICT ; Energy

The paper addresses the issue of the feasible level of private finance in a contracting model of infrastructure finding and financing. It characterizes the structure of financial contracts, deriving the conditions under which both public and private finance coexist. A key feature is that access to

World Bank Group   |   Trade ; Transport ; ICT ; Energy

Prudential regulation of infrastructure investment plays an important role in creating an enabling environment for mobilizing long-term finance from institutional investors, such as insurance companies, and, thus, gives critical support to sustainable development. Infrastructure projects are asset

World Bank Group   |   Transport

Disruption of infrastructure services can cause significant social and economic losses, particularly in the event of a natural disaster. The World Bank Group and the Government of Japan established the Quality Infrastructure Investment Partnership to focus attention on the quality dimensions of