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As part of its leading practices mandate, the GI Hub is developing a set of annotated risk allocation matrices for PPP transactions, in a variety of sectors.

Speaking before the G24 forum of developing countries in Colombia, the Global Infrastructure Hub called on public and private sector actors to increase efforts to understand each other’s priorities in order to structure infrastructure projects that can attract private financing.

Global Infrastructure Hub is pleased to announce that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). The memorandum reflects our organisations’ shared intentions to explore opportunities for cooperation and collaboration, and increase the effectiveness and efficiency of work programs through knowledge sharing, consultation and advice.

Finance ministry and central bank officials at the February Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting in Peru called for closer collaboration with the Global Infrastructure Hub (the GI Hub) at a session focussed on strengthening public policy in the Asia-Pacific region.

To attract the trillions of dollars needed in infrastructure investment to fuel global growth and create jobs, we need better information about what’s working and why.

On 27 January 2016, the Global Infrastructure Hub was represented by Senior Director, Richard Timbs, at the global launch of the International Infrastructure Support System (IISS) at the Inter-American Development Bank in Washington.

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank President Mr Jin Liqun met Global Infrastructure Hub Chief Executive Officer Chris Heathcote at the GI Hub’s Sydney office on April 3, where both parties provided briefings on their key work. Discussion focused on the GI Hub’s report undertaken for the G20 on the role of Multilateral Development Banks in “crowding-in” private finance for public infrastructure, which was released earlier this year. The GI Hub has already been in discussions with the AIIB on the recommendations in the report.

GI Hub Chief Executive Officer Chris Heathcote addressed the Business Council for International Understanding at a lunch hosted by Australia’s Ambassador to the US Joe Hockey in Washington DC recently.

The GI Hub has signed a MoU with the Global Infrastructure Connectivity Alliance (GICA). GICA, which was launched by the G20, aims to enhance cooperation and synergies of existing and future global infrastructure and trade facilitation programs seeking to improve connectivity within, between and among countries.

The G20’s Global Infrastructure Hub has welcomed the Australian Government’s commitment in the 2017 Budget to building more infrastructure across Australia.

The Global Infrastructure Hub is today launching its new online tool, InfraCompass, to guide governments on how to create the best conditions for infrastructure delivery.

The GI Hub has launched a new online tool, InfraCompass. What is InfraCompass and how can it help governments? The GI Hub's Chief Executive Officer, Chris Heathcote, explains.