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PPIAF Highlights

Switzerland Contributes to SNTA
The Sub-National Technical Assistance Program welcomed Switzerland as its newest donor. Several other donors have shown strong interest in joining Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the International Finance Corporation on SNTA's growing list of partners.

New Publications

The Impact of Private Sector Participation in Infrastructure
This book presents the most in-depth study to date of the private sector participation experience in Latin America and substantially advances the existing literature by offering robust econometric analysis. The results of this analysis show that the benefits of PPI programs are quite large, particularly in terms of productivity gains, quality of service and coverage. Click here to get a copy of the book »

South Africa Municipal Service Delivery and PPP Guidelines
PPIAF helped the government of South Africa develop six sets of PPP guidelines to be used by local authorities for the assessment of feasibility studies, risk management, debt management, contract monitoring and contract compliance. Read more»

Chinese Translation of Urban Bus Toolkit
The Urban Bus Toolkit has been translated into Chinese. The translation is part of an effort to expand the reach of the Urban Bus Toolkit through workshops, translation and improved dissemination. To view the Chinese toolkit, click here. To view the English version, click here.

PIDG: An Approach to Supporting Private Sector Participation in Infrastructure
A new guidebook examines the “benefits, challenges and lessons learned” from the Private Infrastructure Donor Group (PIDG). The book provides an overview of PIDG facilities and their functions and offers key lessons from the PIDG approach. Read more»

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New Gridlines

Enhancing the Creditworthiness of Municipal Bonds: Innovations from Mexico
In 2001–03, the municipal bond market in Mexico was among the most active in the developing world. Government officials had found a way to dramatically enhance the creditworthiness of local government debt without using sovereign guarantees. Many other developing countries have turned to Mexico as a source of innovation that may have application in their own markets. Read more» 

Unlocking Land Values to Finance Urban Infrastructure
Raising capital to finance urban infrastructure is a challenge. One solution is to “unlock” urban land values — through methods such as selling public lands to capture the gains in value created by investment in infrastructure projects. Land-based financing techniques are playing an increasingly important role in financing urban infrastructure in developing countries. Read more»

Lessons from Two River Basin Case Studies in India
This Gridline looks at the advantages of moving from a project-based approach to developing hydropower, to a holistic basin-wide development framework that integrates potential social and environmental issues across multiple projects. The Gridline examines the result of a PPIAF-funded study for two river basins in the Himalayan region in India and offers steps that can be taken towards such a development framework. Read more»

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Program Management Unit Welcomes New Staff
Four new staff memebers joined PPIAF during the summer. They are:

Claire Markgraf, Junior Professional Associate; Washington, DC
Janique Racine, Communications Officer; Washington, DC
Tarun Shankar, Infrastructure Specialist; New Delhi, India
Alassane Wade, Operations Analyst; Dakar, Senegal

PPI Database Back Online
The Private Participation in Infrastructure Database is back online after a period of maintenance. Visit the PPI database at http://ppi.worldbank.org/

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