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21 Feb 17
Giving US states a greater say over how they pay for infrastructure projects and handing private investors tax breaks will create long-term benefits
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10 Jan 17
The Asian Development Bank today signed a $75m loan agreement that will put 5,000 green buses on the streets of China within the next two years.
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22 Dec 16
The world’s rapidly growing cities will need high quality financial management and new sources of revenue if they are invest in the high quality infrastructure needed to remain competitive, according...
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12 Dec 16
The OECD has updated its anti-corruption standards for donor governments that are increasingly working with the private sector on aid and development.
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17 Nov 16
Aid donors who allow contributions to be used in public-private finance schemes may not know enough about where the money is going to make an informed investment, a report has found.
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10 Nov 16
Providing decision makers with robust and comprehensive information helps them to assess progress against investment goals and needs. Understanding how public policy, finance and support interact...
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17 Oct 16
Using aid to mobilise trillions in private money is a hot and hugely controversial topic. Such aid is no different from any other kind: it can be well spent or badly spent and should meet basic...
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12 Oct 16
The United Nations is to launch a new platform dedicated to scaling up public-private partnerships and other financial innovations with a view to channelling funding toward the Sustainable...
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29 Sep 16
Most governments are falling short of good practice in public-private partnerships, the World Bank has found.
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23 Jun 16
Shared services are a popular reform for public agencies under financial pressure. The hope is to reduce overheads and increase efficiency by consolidating support services like HR, finance and...
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2 Jun 16
Government representatives described their experiences of managing rapidly growing cities in Asia and Africa at an event organised by the London School of Economics’ International Growth Centre...
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12 May 16
A public-private partnership in Uganda is seeing students from poorer, rural backgrounds outdo their wealthier peers, research has found, adding to a growing debate about the role of PPPs in...
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4 May 16
Climate risk insurance requires a strong and sustained public finance element if it is to reach the poorest people most affected by climate change, a report by Results UK argues.
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4 May 16
Risk financing mechanisms can be used to help absorb some of the shocks and costs of climate change
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28 Apr 16
How can China best manage its huge growth in public-private partnerships?
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1 Apr 16
The monitoring of public money used to leverage private sector investment in development could be enhanced through greater harmonisation between different actors, delegates at the Overseas...
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31 Mar 16
Liberia is on the brink of committing a “gross violation” of its international obligation under the right to education with plans to outsource the running of publicly funded schools, a United Nations...
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21 Mar 16
China should prioritise reforms to open up its economy, reduce inequality and expand innovation on its “bumpy” transition to a new growth model, International Monetary Fund managing director...
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29 Feb 16
The key development role migrants play in Asia Pacific is being overlooked, preventing policies to maximise these benefits from taking shape, according to a United Nations report.
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12 Feb 16
The World Bank has approved two loans each worth $1.25bn to protect two projects in Peru in the event of significant economic or environmental shocks.
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25 Jan 16
A new trust fund to help developing nations in Asia and the Pacific prepare, structure and market bankable public-private partnership (PPP) projects has launched today.
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8 Jan 16
American international development agency USAID has announced partnerships with two US companies to fight multi drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB).
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15 Dec 15
Public infrastructure investment has fallen in nearly half of regions across the European Union since 2010, with projects in large cities hit hardest, a report by the EU’s Committee of the Regions...
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30 Nov 15
The Asian Development Bank has approved loans totalling $600m to support private participation in infrastructure investment in the Philippines.
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30 Nov 15
Significant amounts of development capital means bridging Africa’s infrastructure gap is realistically within reach, however, only private finance will be able to plug the remaining gap, a report has...