PPP Americas 2023: Partnerships with Purpose

Review of the European public-private partnership market in 2023

20/04/2024 • Article • FNTP

38 public-private partnership transactions reached financial close for an aggregate value of €13.6 billion in 2023. In value terms, the market increased by 35% compared to 2022. In number terms, the market decreased by 17% compared to 2022. The most active market was Germany, by value and number of projects. 13 countries closed at least one public-private partnership project, compared to 15 in 2022. Transport was the largest sector both in value and number terms. Over 53% of the transactions closed were government-pay public-private partnerships.

Norme relative à la loi type sur les concessions et les partenariats public-privé

02/01/2023 • Article • FNTP

La présente loi a pour objet d’établir le cadre juridique des partenariats public-privé axés sur la réalisation des ODD et des contrats qui leur donnent effet [dans le pays hôte], notamment les règles et procédures régissant la sélection, la préparation, l’évaluation, la passation de marchés et la mise en oeuvre, les principes contractuels et les dispositions institutionnelles qui leur sont applicables, ainsi que de contribuer à l’exécution ordonnée et coordonnée de ces partenariats. Cette loi s’applique aux PPP, l’accent étant mis sur les partenariats public-privé axés sur la réalisation des ODD, mais pas aux autres types de relations commerciales ou contractuelles entre les secteurs public et privé.

The 2021/22 Infrascope : Evaluating the environment for public-private partnerships in Latin America and the Caribbean

06/09/2022 • Article • FNTP

Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, Colombia, Peru, Panama and Costa Rica top the indicators in Infrascope 2021/2022, which evaluates the capacity of countries to mobilize private investment via public-private partnerships. The Infrascope 2021-2022 study finds that Latin American and Caribbean countries have made major strides toward creating environments that favor the emergence of efficient and sustainable public-private partnerships (PPPs) for infrastructure. Brazil and Chile especially stand out in this area, while Colombia, Peru, Panama and Costa Rica also show good performance. In general, the region has already laid the regulatory and institutional foundations for developing PPPs, and countries should now focus on improving project preparation, funding, and risk management, the report says. Infrascope 2021-2022 is the seventh edition in a series of studies conducted every two years by Economist Impact, the analysis arm of The Economist Group, and commissioned by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). The new edition of the Infrascope was expanded to include all 26 borrowing member countries of the IDB and features a new indicator framework to reflect the latest developments in PPPs for infrastructure. These developments include social and environmental sustainability, fiscal control and budget planning, transparency and accountability, and new financial instruments. The study found that creating environments to better enable the development and implementation of PPPs for infrastructure is crucial to enhancing the efficiency, sustainability, public-private balance and quality of this mechanism in the region. The study also points out that to develop fiscally viable infrastructure PPPs that are of high financial quality, it is necessary to reduce uncertainty via transparent, consistent and efficient risk allocation, and by applying lessons learned through ongoing project-performance monitoring. It also recommends that countries place more emphasis on sustainability and preparation for the future to ensure economic and social infrastructure will withstand the test of time and climate change.

Guidance on PPP Legal Frameworks

20/07/2022 • Article • FNTP

This Guidance is intended to aid government officials inform themselves about and establish suitable PPP legal frameworks and sets out key considerations and sample drafting in relation to a number of critical provisions in publicprivate partnership (PPP) legislation and supporting instruments. The Guidance explains the background to these essential legislative provisions, while providing benchmarking examples from markets with different legal traditions and maturities, to highlight the need to cater to a government's specific set of circumstances. Designed as a succinct and digestible practitioner’s guide, the Guidance is not intended to cover every possible aspect of a PPP legal framework.

GPoC 2024, Global Powers of Construction

10/10/2024 • FNTP

GPoC 2023 examines the main financial indicators of the industry’s major players and provides insights to help companies understand and assess the related challenges and opportunities. It also explores certain industry trends that have been shaping the construction sector over the past few years or are expected to have a major impact in the future. In 2023 the aggregate US$ sales of the Top 100 GPoC rose by 3.4%, while market capitalization increased by 18.3%. In 2023, revenue obtained by our Top 30 GPoC from international sales rose to 18.4% of total sales from 17.1% the previous year, still under the 19% pre-pandemic ratio achieved in 2019. None of our Top 30 GPoC reported construction losses in 2023 or 2022. Perspectives for the long term remain positive as the industry is expected to grow from US$ 10.4 trillion in 2023 to US$ 16.1 trillion by 2030, with a CAGR of approximately 5.9% during the period. Global trends such as rapid urbanization and decarbonization of the economy represent a huge opportunity for construction companies to go overseas but also to add new activities to their portfolio in addition to the traditional construction business.

Infrastructure and Structural Change in Africa

10/10/2024 • FNTP

Past investments in electricity, Internet, and road infrastructure, in isolation and bundled, have contributed to structural transformation and economic development in Africa. Using new data on the expansion of the road, electricity, and Internet networks over the past two decades, the paper shows that having access to both paved roads and electricity has led to a significant reallocation of labor from agricultural to both manufacturing and services. Adding access to fast Internet has had a major impact on structural change, with an even larger impact on reallocating labor away from agriculture. The paper then uses a spatial general-equilibrium model to quantify the impacts of future regional transport investments, bundled with electricity and Internet investments, on economic development in countries in the Horn of Africa and Lake Chad region.

Chiffre d’affaires international 2023 des majors français de la construction

08/10/2024 • Documents FNTP • FNTP

Malgré la poursuite de la décélération de la croissance économique mondiale en 2023 , l’activité internationale des principaux groupes français de construction a une nouvelle fois progressé de façon spectaculaire en 2023 (+26,4%), pour atteindre un chiffre d’affaires de €80 Mds.

Principaux contrats internationaux remportés par les entreprises du SEFI en 2022

18/04/2024 • Article • FNTP

International Construction Costs 2024: Race for capacity

08/04/2024 • Article • FNTP

The report looks back at another highly disruptive year across global construction markets. The high construction price inflation that we first reported in 2021 broke out across most parts of the global economy in 2022. Even as domestic inflation hit double figures, construction price rises accelerated further, prompted by a unique combination of strong demand, supply chain disruption, tight labor markets and soaring energy costs.