The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands (DGIS) joined PPIAF’s Donor Council in 2002. DGIS and PPIAF have identified the key role that the private sector can play to support governments in developing countries as they seek to modernize, rehabilitate, and build new infrastructure, which is required to provide basic services such as clean water, electricity, roads, ports, airports, and better telecommunications to underserved populations. The private sector not only brings capital and mobilizes resources for investments in infrastructure, but also contributes to cutting edge technologies, management best practices, professionalism and leadership, and tools to achieve efficiencies.

DGIS and PPIAF share several common areas of work, such as extending access to basic infrastructure services to the poor, climate change, fragile states, and gender equality. Read more about PPIAF's collaboration with DGIS in DGIS and PPIAF: Working with the Private Sector [PDF].

Dutch private investment in developing countries has concentrated on energy projects and in Latin America. This note [PDF] from the Private Participation in Infrastructure Database examines investments by Dutch sponsors from 1990-2010.