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Port Reform for Policymakers and Practitioners

Brasilia, Brazil • April 1-3, 2008

During 1994-2004, more than US$164 billion was invested in infrastructure projects that involved private participation in Brazil (World Bank, PPI Database). This amount corresponds to more than two-thirds of the total private infrastructure projects in Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region. However, most of the private investments in Brazil were directed to divestiture of public infrastructure, making little contribution to expansion of infrastructure stock. Brazil’s infrastructure stock compares well within the LAC region, but poorly with international peers from East Asia, for example. Recognizing the need to resolve infrastructure bottlenecks while maintaining fiscal discipline, the federal government has taken several steps to prioritize increasing private sector participation in infrastructure.

This seminar, jointly organized by WBI through its Public-Private Partnership in Infrastructure Program, Secretaria Especial de Portos – SEP and Agência Nacional de Transportes Aquaviários – ANTAQ, focuses particularly on building capacity in the Port sector. The 3-day seminar features the “Port Reform Toolkit” and combines selected case studies and group discussions.

The Port Reform Toolkit is aimed to provide policymakers and practitioners with effective decision support in undertaking sustainable and well-considered reforms of public institutions that provide, direct, and regulate port services in developing countries.

The Toolkit draws together practical institutional designs and transferable modalities for increasing private sector involvement without compromising the public interest. It presents "best international practices" in a manner that is relevant to decision makers. The Toolkit is designed to be easily understood by non-specialists. Thus it attempts to make general points with concrete examples.
It is illustrated with experience drawn from recent port reform activities around the world.

The Port Reform Toolkit was developed by the World Bank and Public-Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility (PPIAF) PPIAF.

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