In 2009 seven low- or middle-income countries implemented 35 water projects with private participation involving investment of almost US$2 billion, according to just-released data from the Private Participation in Infrastructure (PPI) database. The number of new projects with private...

Private activity in infrastructure in the Middle East and North Africa declined sharply in 2008, according to just-released data from the Private Participation in Infrastructure Project database. Both investment commitments and the number of new projects declined, in both the first and second...

Private activity in infrastructure in Sub-Saharan Africa showed mixed results in 2008, according to just-released data from the private participation in infrastructure project database. While investment commitments to infrastructure projects with private participation reached a new peak, the...