PPP

I Squared Capital’s Sadek Wahba proposes the creation of a national infra bank, a PPP advisory trust and tax reforms to further unlock foreign institutional investment.

Maryland’s Purple Line light-rail disaster offers a chilling reminder of the risks public stakeholders can pose to procurement.

As the South American country battles covid-19, investment officials make the case that long-term infrastructure investments will outlast the short-term impact of the pandemic.

Post-covid, risk-averse investors will have to deal with more government intervention as well as the agendas of ESG and climate change, say Martin Nelson-Jones, Colin Wilson and Howard Bassford of DLA Piper.

After lockdowns led to financial duress, S&P Global Ratings’ Trevor d’Olier-Lees and Dhaval Shah see an uncertain road to recovery.

Boris Johnson’s extraordinary ‘I am not a communist’ moment will have dashed the hopes of an expectant private sector.

Opposition from within the governing coalition has led to the project being placed on the backburner until after the general election in September.

The $10.8bn project will confirm details by July, although some current policies may slow down private investment in the country’s renewables PPP projects.

The country's successful response to covid-19 might offer it a competitive edge over the UK and US once life normalises.

With public infrastructure resources being diverted to pandemicrecovery efforts, many in the industry are wondering if this could bewhat finally prompts an uptick in PPPs.