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Hawaii 2001: ADB 34th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors
  9 to 11 May 2001, Hawaii Convention Center, Honolulu, USA
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Best Practices for Promoting Private Sector Investment Infrastructure
8 May 2001(9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.)

(Organized by the Asian Development Bank)

How to Promote Private Sector Participation

ADB's Private Sector Development Strategy recognizes private investments as critical means to rapid and sustainable economic growth and poverty reduction. The Strategy calls for creating conditions to promote private sector participation in the country's economy. What is the best way to do this?

Best Practices and Experiences

The result of the ADB study on Developing Best Practices for Promoting Private Sector Investment in Infrastructure will be presented.

The Study covered five key sectors:

    • Power
    • Roads
    • Ports
  • Airports
  • Water supply
    		•

The Study focused on:

    • Role of governments
    • Institutional reforms
    • Strategic planning
    • Financing sources
  • Unbundling and competition
  • Contractual arrangements
  • Legal and regulatory frameworks
  • Risk Allocation
    		•
Resource persons will also share their experiences and views on promoting private sector participation in ADB's developing member countries.

PROGRAM/SPEAKERS
Time SpeakerPresentation
9:00 - 9:15 Vladimir Bohun (Moderator)
Director, Infrastructure, Energy, and Financial Sectors Department (East), ADB		Welcome remarks and Overview

9:15-9:30 Alan Stockdale
Former Treasurer, State Government of Victoria, Australia		Victoria, Australia's Experience
9:30 - 9:45 Bambang Bintoro Soedjito
Deputy Chairman for Production, Trade, Infrastructure, National Planning Agency, Indonesia		Indonesia's Experience
9:45 - 10:00 Rakesh Mohan 
Advisor to the Finance Minister, Ministry of Finance, India		India's Experience
10:00 - 10:15 Stephen Littlechild
Former Director General of Electricity Supply, United Kingdom		Privatization, Competition, and Regulation in the Power Sector
10:15 - 10:55 Open Forum
10:55 - 11:00 Vladimir BohunClosing Remarks

Contact Us

For further information, contact Mr. Sean O’Sullivan, ADB, Manila, tel: (63-2) 632-6443, fax: (63-2) 632-6318, e-mail: sosullivan@adb.org.
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