Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 16

19-April-2010

REGIONAL

IFC Calls For More Private Sector Investment In MENA Infrastructure

International Finance Corporation (IFC), the investment unit of the World Bank, has called for more private sector investment in infrastructure projects in Egypt and across the Middle East and Africa. At a seminar on public-private partnerships (PPPs) on 12 April, IFC CEO Lars Thunell said that infrastructure is a critical sector for development and poverty...