Public-Private Partnerships

ADB’s Office of Markets Development and Public-Private Partnerships provides comprehensive public–private partnership support to create markets and mobilize financing to narrow Asia’s infrastructure gap.

  • Infrastructure ranking of Developing Asian economies, 2019

    The infrastructure shortfall, along with weak capacity and insufficient project financing hold back economic growth and poverty alleviation in Asia and the Pacific.

  • PPP projects in developing member countries, 2017
     

    PPPs play an important role in addressing the huge infrastructure investment gap in Asia and the Pacific.

  • PPP projects by sector, 2017
     

    PPPs can be used to finance and run not only traditional infrastructure, but also the transport sector, education, health, and other social sectors.

 

Office of Markets Development and Public-Private Partnership (OMDP)

The Office of Markets Development and PPP (OMDP) is established to enhance the role of ADB in supporting and enabling Developing Member Countries (DMCs) to secure greater private investment and generate private sector-led growth in the region. OMDP will provide market-facing transaction advisory services and technical assistance for clients and the region leading to private investment and serve as a Private Sector Development (PSD) knowledge nexus, engage in internal and external advocacy and capacity building, creating an enabling environment, project preparation and structuring, and mobilizing and catalyzing financing.

 

Your Questions Answered

  • Why are PPPs important in helping the region meet its huge annual infrastructure needs?

    The impact of COVID-19, climate change, and inflation, means the region now needs in excess of $200 billion per year from the private sector to meet its infrastructure needs. The ongoing impact of the pandemic means there’s a deficit on the revenue side and increased government expenditure in most DMCs.

  • What important lessons has ADB learnt in brokering PPPs in recent years?

    ADB provides upstream support to create a conducive enabling environment for PPPs as continuous regulatory reform and institutional strengthening are required to facilitate PPPs. ADB’s midstream help includes advisory services, assisting DMCs in preparing bankable projects that can attract private capital.

  • Lack of national capacity is an issue, so how does ADB work with member governments to establish proper legal and contractual frameworks for PPPs?

    ADB provides, via technical assistance or knowledge, critical support for governments in establishing the right policy and regulatory frameworks for capital mobilization at scale. This creates an enabling environment for PPPs to thrive. Building these policy and regulatory frameworks increases investment opportunities.

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F. Cleo Kawawaki

Head, Office of Markets Development and Public-Private Partnership

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Adrian Torres

Director, Special Initiatives and Funds

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Mohammed Azim Hashimi

Director, Advisory Division 1

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Siddhartha Shah

Director, Advisory Division 2