The following implications can be derived for government and private initiatives to promote participation in overseas climate infrastructure projects. First, it is necessary to establish a comprehensive support system for the whole project including the planning, construction, operation and...

This paper briefly shows the current status of infrastructure development and infrastructure needs in the APEC region. It also summarizes the major contents of the Multi-Year Plan on Infrastructure Development and Investment (MYPIDI), approved as a part of the annexes to the APEC's 21st Leaders'...

In 2016 the Government of Egypt (GoE) has embarked on an ambitious and much needed transition towards a better economic policy. While the macroeconomic stability and market confidence have been largely restored, the overall fiscal situation remains challenging. With limited fiscal space, solely...

Evidence from Uganda shows that poor public provision of infrastructure services - proxied by an unreliable and inadequate power supply - significantly reduces productive private investment.Lack of private investment is a serious policy problem in many developing countries, especially in Africa....

A number of dramatic changes are currently reshaping infrastructure, a sector that investors and asset managers have traditionally considered to be a safe harbor in the field of alternative investments. Understanding the future of infrastructure is indispensable to guaranteeing a sustainable...

The centre of global economic activity is shifting rapidly towards Asia, driven by a combination of the economic dynamism of China, India and other middle-income Asian countries, and sluggish growth in the OECD economies. The rapid growth and rising global prominence has raised a range of major...