Public-Private Partnerships: Unlocking the Investment Potential of Eurasia's Future

Public-Private Partnerships: Unlocking the Investment Potential of Eurasia's Future

PPP continues to play a key role in infrastructure development in Eurasia. The session will focus on the growth drivers in the PPP markets of Kazakhstan, Russia, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan, benchmarking failures and recipes for success in preparing a pool of high-quality PPP projects to realize the competitive advantages and strategic priorities of countries with the expert and financial support of the EDB. Discussion Questions: Overview of PPP markets in EDB member countries: o What hinders and what drives PPP projects in EDB countries? o PPP regulations and PPP institutions: what works, what doesn't, and why? o What PPP mechanisms and practices can member countries adopt from each other? Upstream preparation of PPP projects: o Focus on actions that lay the foundation for successful PPP projects. o Delivering results: the effects of EDB technical assistance on the development of PPP maturity and markets in Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan