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The GI Hub is today launching its new report, Global Infrastructure Outlook, an analysis with Oxford Economics of infrastructure investment needs across 50 countries and 7 sectors to 2040.

The GI Hub hosted a global webinar on risk allocation in PPPs with Norton Rose Fulbright and IPFA last week. The webinar was extremely well attended and saw active participation from public sector and private sector participants from around the world.

The GI Hub has now signed a consultancy contract for the development of a Concession Management Tool, following a competitive tender. The tool, expected to be delivered by the end of 2017, will provide practical guidance that can be used by government teams around the world and aims to identify leading practices related to public-private partnership (PPP) concession management, as well as addressing the common challenges which may arise throughout the construction and operations phases.

Mobilising private investment to deliver public infrastructure projects was the focus of the Global Infrastructure Hub’s 2017 Conference held in Mexico City, Mexico on May 29 and 30, 2017.

The GI Hub's Richard Timbs gave an overview on infrastructure development in Latin American countries at the Latin American Infrastructure Forum 2017 held in Melbourne, Australia yesterday. Mr Timbs also spoke on the function of the Hub's Project Pipeline, and it's potential to help countries secure private sector interest for their infrastructure projects.

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.

Ensuring disadvantaged communities have access to adequate infrastructure is a key goal of a new Hub tool, writes Morag Baird, Senior Manager, Leading Practices and Policy, GI Hub.

The Global Infrastructure Hub has urged Multilateral Development Banks to become "joined-up" in their approach to promoting new infrastructure in emerging countries.

The GI Hub presented at the Latin American Infrastructure Forum in Melbourne this month.

The GI Hub presented at the China Public-Private Partnerships Center's International Symposium on the Good Practices of China's PP held in Beijing. The GI Hub's Richard Timbs gave a presentation on global PPP trends, while the Hub's Mark Moseley moderated a session on PPP Risk Allocation at the session held on May 18, 2017. As well, the Chinese version of the Hub's PPP Risk Allocation tool, Allocating Risks in PPP Contracts, was launched.

The Global Infrastructure Hub and the China Public-Private Partnerships Centre (CPPPC) have today launched a Mandarin translation of the GI Hub’s report on Allocating Risks in PPP Contracts.

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 participated in the G20 Africa Partnership Conference — Investing in a Common Future, in Berlin on June 12-13, 2017.

GI Hub Chief Executive Officer Chris Heathcote spoke on developing bankable infrastructure projects at the Global Infrastructure Initiative 2017 in Singapore this month.

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.