Publications

The World Bank Group recently published a primer titled 'Project Development Funds (PDFs) - Supporting Project Preparation to Structure Successful Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs)' to help better understand how to establish and operate PDFs.

This report of the Independent Expert Group (IEG) of the G20 recommends a triple agenda of reforms to multilateral development banks (MDBs).

This study examines how institutional change affects public-private partnership (PPP) market maturity.

Public management research contains little analysis on procurement cancellations – i.e. when contracts fail to make it through procurement, resulting in termination during the pre-award tender phase. Combining theoretical perspectives on administrative capacity and transaction costs, the authors investigate both the propensity and reasons for public procurement cancellations.

Sovereign development funds (SDFs) and strategic investment funds (SIFs) have become increasingly important investment vehicles for sustainable development. This paper explores how the design and governance of these funds aligns institutional capital with large, long-term investments such as infrastructure, all while yielding high commercial returns for institutional investors.

The Leaders' Declaration from the New Delhi G20 Leaders' Summit of 9-10 September 2023

The European PPP Expertise Centre's mission is to support the public sector across Europe in delivering better public-private partnerships (PPPs). It shares good practice, assists policy development, and supports PPP project preparation.

The outcomes of the third G20 FMCBG meeting under the Indian G20 Presidency in 2023

The G20’s Common Framework is a multilateral mechanism for the treatment of sovereign debt beyond the Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI)

In this article, the authors explore the successes and failures of the built environment’s digital transformation to date, why the Smart City concept is necessary but not sufficient and 3 steps for achieving the Adaptive City of the future – one which works for everyone.

This report was produced by an expert panel tasked with independent review of multilateral development banks’ capital adequacy frameworks.  This panel was convened by the G20 to provide benchmarks to evaluate MDB capital adequacy frameworks and to enable stakeholders to develop a consistent understanding and consider potential adaptations to maximise MDBs' funding capacity.

This book questions the premise that Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) have a performance advantage over traditionally procured projects. It examines novel research comparing the differences in performance between PPP and traditionally procured infrastructure projects and thoughtfully scrutinises the supposed advantages of PPPs.

This study examines all aspects of the digitalisation of infrastructure for a sustainable future

The Global Infrastructure Investor Association, in partnership with Marsh & McLennan, examines the impacts that rapid technological advancement are having on infrastructure assets around the world and what these will mean for the sector in years to come.

This report discusses the specific risks to infrastructure investors under each of the key risk categories outlined by the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures, as well as crucial levers for achieving climate resilience at both the portfolio and asset level for the infrastructure sector.

The Coalition for Climate Resilient Investment (CCRI) created the Physical Climate Risk Assessment Methodology in response to investor demand for comprehensive solutions to improve the integration of physical climate risks into investment appraisal practices.

The Investor Leadership Network created this playbook to help institutional investors better assess and incorporate inclusion into portfolios. It provides the business case for inclusion, fundamental and advanced inclusion metrics, and case studies of the metrics being used.

The Blue Dot Network aims to help mobilise private sector investment by identifying and encouraging market-driven, transparent, and sustainable infrastructure projects. It establishes a voluntary, private-sector focused, government-supported project-level certification that aligns with the G20 Principles for Quality Infrastructure Investment, the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) Performance Standards, the Equator Principles, the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, and the OECD Recommendation on the Governance of Infrastructure.

This report outlines an approach to country platforms to help channel technical assistance and public and private finance to emerging and developing countries in order to support the achievement of net zero targets.