This paper investigates how contract specificities affect the performance of municipal infrastructure projects in the transportation, district heating, water, waste water and solid waste sectors. Using data from projects financed by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, we look...

At the crossroad of Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa, the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, Morocco is a key partner of our institutions. Morocco is rich in history and tradition, economic and human resources. The emergence of a dynamic and broad-based private sector can become a powerful driver of...

The formal private sector in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) economies needs to play a critical role for the overall economic transformation of the region. Creating a conducive environment for private sector development depends on a sound understanding of the performance of private...