vast deficit of infrastructure is a constraint on its growth. There is a need for adequate infrastructure to secure energy … (PPP) are an important tool for developing infrastructure and fostering economic development. They are used with … infrastructure development …

This paper analyzes the impact of infrastructure on growth of total factor productivity and per capita income, using …. Growth regressions support that conclusion, while also stressing an effect of telecommunications infrastructure. Finally …, growth regressions also indicate quite consistently that the returns to infrastructure have been lower in the Middle East and …

"The authors examine the impact of public infrastructure on private capital formation in three countries of the Middle … East and North Africa-Egypt, Jordan, and Tunisia. They highlight various channels through which public infrastructure may …) model that accounts for flows and (quality-adjusted) stocks of public infrastructure, private investment, as well as changes …

This paper examines the impact of public infrastructure on private capital formation in three countries of the Middle … infrastructure may affect private investment. The second part describes our empirical framework, which is based on a VAR model that … accounts for flows and (quality-adjusted) stocks of public infrastructure, private investment, as well as changes in output …

The report estimates Middle East and North Africa's (MENA's) infrastructure investment and maintenance needs through … their national infrastructure endowments, while the oil importing countries (OIC) and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) oil … exporters need approximately 6 and 5 percent of their GDP, respectively. Infrastructure investment has the potential to create …

In 2010, three infrastructure projects with private participation reached financial or contractual closure in three low …- and middle-income countries, involving investment commitments of US$1.1 billion. Infrastructure projects implemented in …, investment) to infrastructure in the region to US$6.9 billion in 2010. This level of investment is similar to the one reported in …

This paper analyzes the impact of infrastructure on growth of total factor productivity and per capita income, using …. Growth regressions support that conclusion, while also stressing an effect of telecommunications infrastructure. Finally …, growth regressions also indicate quite consistently that the returns to infrastructure have been lower in the Middle East and …

expenditure on infrastructure projects has a short-run effect on employment creation as more workers are hired to build … infrastructure. These jobs last only during the investment phase of the project, and, without a continuous injection as in a stimulus …-type program, such jobs will be temporary. However, the investment program will have created a larger stock of infrastructure …

This paper analyzes the impact of infrastructure on growth of total factor productivity and per capita income, using …. Growth regressions support that conclusion, while also stressing an effect of telecommunications infrastructure. Finally …, growth regressions also indicate quite consistently that the returns to infrastructure have been lower in the Middle East and …