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21 Mar 22
The African Development Bank secured a “simply incredible” near-$33bn of investments for projects on the continent during a three-day investment forum.
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24 Aug 21
Leasing state-owned infrastructure is set to make the government 6trn rupees (£59bn) in the next four years to fund new capital spending, according to official plans.
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22 Jul 21
As Africa continues to grapple with Covid-19, creating more bankable opportunities for investors will lay the foundations for longer-term growth, argues Stephen Barnes of the Johannesburg-based...
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16 Feb 21
Companies seeking government contracts in Saudi Arabia will need to set up regional headquarters in the country by 2024, an official has said.
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28 Jul 20
Problems with the publicly owned company managing the Eiffel Tower have led auditors to suggest the City of Paris could bring the monument back under direct control.
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26 May 20
Public procurement could provide Kazakhstan with the means to restart its economy following the coronavirus pandemic, the World Bank has claimed.
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13 Mar 20
Could a public-private partnership programme with the World Bank offer Sri Lanka a smarter way to develop its infrastructure?
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5 Mar 20
Ethiopia is looking to public-private partnerships to deliver new infrastructure projects in a bid to keep its debt level sustainable.
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25 Feb 20
A trio of African nations has received a €9m grant from the European Investment Bank towards a hydropower project to supply renewable energy to millions of people.
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28 Jan 20
Governments have a responsibility to spend resources properly in order to create the high quality infrastructure their citizens need, argue Bruno Carrasco and Edwin Lau of the Asian Development Bank.
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17 Jan 20
Brazil wants to privatise R$150bn of state assets in 2020, as the right-wing government continues its mission to shrink the state.
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19 Dec 19
A huge hydropower project in the Solomon Islands will “open the door” for more public-private partnership schemes, prime minister Manasseh Sogavare has said.
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28 Nov 19
Albania faces a struggle to improve its living standards because of poor infrastructure and weak institutions, according to the IMF.
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8 Nov 19
An anti-graft programme has been adopted by Budapest’s new municipal assembly, which hopes to make its finances and operations more transparent.
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21 Oct 19
Almost three-quarters of the UK government’s strategic suppliers operate in tax havens, a UK think-tank has said.
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7 Oct 19
A troubled oil field partially owned by the Norwegian government has been hit by further cost increases and a delay of up to six months.
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7 Oct 19
In the wake of Italy’s worst roadbridge disaster, an emerging new structure symbolises much-needed professionalisation of the country’s infrastructure management, writes PF International reporters...
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15 Aug 19
Brazil has privatised nearly $20bn of assets and investments since the election of right-wing populist president Jair Bolsonaro, according to a government minister.
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13 Jun 19
The owner of a US contractor has pleaded guilty to helping defraud the government of $346m in a major ‘rent-a-vet’ scam case.
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11 Jun 19
A senior White House official is seeking to delay restrictions on Chinese technology giant Huawei as they could prevent companies being able to supply the US government.
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8 Mar 19
The goal of private companies taking on public services is not the empowerment of women but delivering for their shareholders, says Eurodad's Maria Jose Romero.
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26 Feb 19
A new financing tool is helping people in Africa achieve their dreams of owning a home, explains Martin Spicer, director of blended finance at the International Finance Corporation.
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26 Feb 19
The “dangerous trend” of using private finance to pay for development could push governments further into debt, PF International has been told.
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30 Nov 18
Public and the private finance professionals across the globe need to collaborate to fight “innovative” criminals, a European event on fraud in the digital age heard.
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15 Nov 18
The use of blended finance to scale up investment is increasingly popular in Africa, a forum has concluded.
21 Mar 22The African Development Bank secured a “simply incredible” near-$33bn of investments for projects on the continent during a three-day investment forum.
24 Aug 21Leasing state-owned infrastructure is set to make the government 6trn rupees (£59bn) in the next four years to fund new capital spending, according to official plans.
22 Jul 21As Africa continues to grapple with Covid-19, creating more bankable opportunities for investors will lay the foundations for longer-term growth, argues Stephen Barnes of the Johannesburg-based...
16 Feb 21Companies seeking government contracts in Saudi Arabia will need to set up regional headquarters in the country by 2024, an official has said.
28 Jul 20Problems with the publicly owned company managing the Eiffel Tower have led auditors to suggest the City of Paris could bring the monument back under direct control.
26 May 20Public procurement could provide Kazakhstan with the means to restart its economy following the coronavirus pandemic, the World Bank has claimed.
13 Mar 20Could a public-private partnership programme with the World Bank offer Sri Lanka a smarter way to develop its infrastructure?
25 Feb 20A trio of African nations has received a €9m grant from the European Investment Bank towards a hydropower project to supply renewable energy to millions of people.
28 Jan 20Governments have a responsibility to spend resources properly in order to create the high quality infrastructure their citizens need, argue Bruno Carrasco and Edwin Lau of the Asian Development Bank.
17 Jan 20Brazil wants to privatise R$150bn of state assets in 2020, as the right-wing government continues its mission to shrink the state.
19 Dec 19A huge hydropower project in the Solomon Islands will “open the door” for more public-private partnership schemes, prime minister Manasseh Sogavare has said.
28 Nov 19Albania faces a struggle to improve its living standards because of poor infrastructure and weak institutions, according to the IMF.
8 Nov 19An anti-graft programme has been adopted by Budapest’s new municipal assembly, which hopes to make its finances and operations more transparent.
21 Oct 19Almost three-quarters of the UK government’s strategic suppliers operate in tax havens, a UK think-tank has said.
7 Oct 19A troubled oil field partially owned by the Norwegian government has been hit by further cost increases and a delay of up to six months.
7 Oct 19In the wake of Italy’s worst roadbridge disaster, an emerging new structure symbolises much-needed professionalisation of the country’s infrastructure management, writes PF International reporters...
15 Aug 19Brazil has privatised nearly $20bn of assets and investments since the election of right-wing populist president Jair Bolsonaro, according to a government minister.
13 Jun 19The owner of a US contractor has pleaded guilty to helping defraud the government of $346m in a major ‘rent-a-vet’ scam case.
11 Jun 19A senior White House official is seeking to delay restrictions on Chinese technology giant Huawei as they could prevent companies being able to supply the US government.
8 Mar 19The goal of private companies taking on public services is not the empowerment of women but delivering for their shareholders, says Eurodad's Maria Jose Romero.
26 Feb 19A new financing tool is helping people in Africa achieve their dreams of owning a home, explains Martin Spicer, director of blended finance at the International Finance Corporation.
26 Feb 19The “dangerous trend” of using private finance to pay for development could push governments further into debt, PF International has been told.
30 Nov 18Public and the private finance professionals across the globe need to collaborate to fight “innovative” criminals, a European event on fraud in the digital age heard.
15 Nov 18The use of blended finance to scale up investment is increasingly popular in Africa, a forum has concluded.
