Although COVID-19 has posed challenges to operational public-private partnerships (PPPs) in the Middle East and Africa, they are likely to play a crucial role in governments’ economic recovery plans, especially in large infrastructure projects.
In fact, the ongoing health and economic crisis has underlined the importance of the PPP model in many countries.
Governments are moving quickly to prepare PPP legislation and regulatory frameworks, while also closing new PPP contracts and drawing up significant pipelines of projects.
As shown in this report, the current rupture, despite its adverse short- to medium-term impact, provides the opportunity for long-term positive change in the conduct of PPPs.
