Events

The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) collaborated with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to co-organize the ninth meeting of the Infrastructure Financing and Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) Network of Asia and the Pacific on 12-13 July,2023 in Beijing, China. The agenda of this meeting was to foster investment in sustainable infrastructure development across the Asia and Pacific region by leveraging effective infrastructure financing and PPP mechanisms.

This workshop titled "Interventions Required to Strengthen the PPP Ecosystem" was organizedz with the following objectives:  of disseminating information related to recent government initiatives and to make the PPP landscape in the country more conducive for private sector and to further provide a platform to the key stakeholders to share their  PPP experiences, and to seek their views on gaps and challenges in the current PPP landscape. The workshop also aimed to seek feedback from stakeholder on potential interventions required to futher strengthen the PPP landscape and make it more conducive for the private sector. For more details please refer to the outcome reflection report.

The workshop was strategically planned to serve as a platform for sharing an overview of various Public Private Partnership toolkits and guidance materials developed by the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA), Ministry of Finance, Government of India. The Toolkits have been developed for PPP practitioners across India in both the public and private sectors. This workshop was designed for such practitioners and focused on building awareness and providing direction to the government sector agencies and officials for maximizing the use of these toolkits in developing PPP Projects.