Investment Commitments and the Number of New Projects Decline in East Asia and Pacific

Investment Commitments and the Number of New Projects Decline in East Asia and Pacific

Private activity in infrastructure in East Asia and Pacific slowed in 2008, according to just-released data from the Private Participation in Infrastructure Project database. Both investment commitments and the number of new projects declined, in both the first and second half of the year. New energy projects and existing telecommunications operators accounted for most the annual investment. The region attracted 10 percent of the year's total investment commitments in developing countries. In 2008, 78 infrastructure projects with private participation reached financial or contractual closure in 10 low- or middle-income countries of East Asia and Pacific. These projects involve investment commitments (hereafter, investment) of US$8.6 billion. Infrastructure projects implemented in previous years had additional commitments of US$6.8 billion, bringing total investment in 2008 to US$15.4 billion.

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Main Authors: Izaguirre, Ada Karina, Park, JangHo
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2009-12
Subjects:COAL, COAL-FIRED POWER, CONCESSION CONTRACT, CONSTRUCTION, CONTRACT PERIOD, CUBIC METERS, DRAINAGE, DRINKING WATER, DRINKING WATER SUPPLY, ELECTRICITY, ELECTRICITY GENERATION, ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, GAS, GAS DISTRIBUTION, HYDROELECTRIC POWER, HYDROPOWER, HYDROPOWER PLANT, INITIAL INVESTMENT, JOINT VENTURE, LNG, LNG PROJECT, NATURAL GAS, NATURAL GAS FACILITIES, PIPELINE, POTABLE WATER, POWER GENERATION, POWER PLANT CONSTRUCTION, POWER PLANTS, PRIVATE PARTICIPATION, RAW WATER, RAW WATER SUPPLY, SEWAGE, SEWERAGE, THERMAL POWER, THERMAL POWER PLANT, UTILITIES, WASTEWATER, WASTEWATER TREATMENT, WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS, WATER COMPANY, WATER INDUSTRY, WATER SUPPLY, WATER TREATMENT, WATER TREATMENT PLANT, WATER TREATMENT PLANTS, WATER UTILITIES, WATER UTILITY, WIND, WIND FARM,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/12/11893249/investment-commitments-number-new-projects-decline-east-asia-pacific
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/10951
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Summary:Private activity in infrastructure in East Asia and Pacific slowed in 2008, according to just-released data from the Private Participation in Infrastructure Project database. Both investment commitments and the number of new projects declined, in both the first and second half of the year. New energy projects and existing telecommunications operators accounted for most the annual investment. The region attracted 10 percent of the year's total investment commitments in developing countries. In 2008, 78 infrastructure projects with private participation reached financial or contractual closure in 10 low- or middle-income countries of East Asia and Pacific. These projects involve investment commitments (hereafter, investment) of US$8.6 billion. Infrastructure projects implemented in previous years had additional commitments of US$6.8 billion, bringing total investment in 2008 to US$15.4 billion.

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