Privatization

Selling off public assets to private operators can create a win-win situation for developing countries looking to unload expensive and unsustainable assets, while putting cash in government coffers. For investors seeking to capitalize on investment opportunities in frontier markets, privatization offers an important market entree. And with the growing trend toward business partnerships between the public and private sectors (so-called PPPs), the new face of privatization promises even greater benefits for all--including a better distribution of risks and the eventual turnover of operations to the country hosting the investment, along with the requisite infrastructure and technological know-how needed to sustain the investment.

 

With privatization still firmly on the global agenda, MIGA continues to highlight privatization opportunities in developing countries around the world. The agency's goal is to reduce transaction costs associated with privatization to encourage foreign investment in emerging economies. To this end, FDI.net's Spotlight on Privatization includes a Privatization Alert with the latest trends and updates, information on specific privatization opportunities, searchable by country and sector; links to websites of agencies with active divestiture programs; briefs profiling country-specific privatization programs; and email updates.

Latest Opportunities

Title Type Sector
Egypt: Computers & Communications
(Feb 02, 2010)
Opportunities: Sectors Electronics & Electrical
Telecommunications
Investment Opportunities - Egypt
(Feb 02, 2010)
Opportunities: New projects
Opportunities: Public-Private Partnerships
Opportunities: Sectors
Non-sector Specific
Agri-processing opportunities in The Gambia
(Feb 01, 2010)
Opportunities: New projects Agriculture
Food & Beverages
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Latest Information

Business

Title Type Sector
The Importance of Labour Mobility for Spillovers across Industries
(Feb-03-2010)
Business: Market research
Non-sector Specific
 
Trade Integration, Outsourcing and Employment in Austria: A Decomposition Approach
(Feb-03-2010)
Business: Market research
Non-sector Specific
 
Catching Growth Determinants with the Adaptive Lasso
(Feb-03-2010)
Business: Market research
Non-sector Specific
 

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