G20 Development Working Group Submissions
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Lessons Learned
Although the G20 DWG has generally been
successful in drawing attention to existing
project preparation gaps, particularly in Africa,
bridging those gaps continues to be a challenge.
A broader global assessment of PPFs is
needed to understand what is effective (the ICA
work is limited to Africa) and to work out which
ones can be moved forward by MDBs.
More effective and co-ordinated PPFs are
needed to promote PPP. This could be progressed
by the creation of a global network of
regional PPFs, building off existing facilities
to the greatest extent possible and with more
sustainable funding mechanisms.
Commitment
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In-Depth Assessment:
"Deliver bankable, growth-supporting
regional connectivity projects, building on the
momentum created by existing initiatives and
facilities"
Alignment with Core G20 and DWG Mandate
The G20 takes a strong interest in ensuring the
efficacy of MDBs and in providing developing
countries, particularly LICs, with access to financing.
Regional infrastructure projects, such as those in Sub-
Saharan Africa, can make a transformative impact on
promoting inclusive, green and sustainable growth
because of their economies of scale, for access to
markets and essential services. Selecting a number
of these catalytic regional projects and addressing
the bottlenecks that they face have been identified
by the DWG as key issues in order to unlock the
development potential of regional integration.
COMMITMENT 3: Deliver
bankable, growth-supporting
regional connectivity projects
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Implementation
In October 2011, MDBs and the HLP on Infrastructure
agreed on 6 criteria for identifying catalytic
regional projects: regional integration (the project
connects two or more countries, or provides a
regional public good), degree of political support
(the project is officially endorsed), impact on the sub-
region's growth (the project has a high development
impact on a large number of people and promotes
environmental and social sustainability), maturity
(project preparation has already advanced
enough), institutional capacity (country-level
institutions and local project management have the
capacity to implement the project), and bankability
for the private sector (the project has potential for
attracting private sector finance).
On the basis of these agreed criteria, the MDB
Working Group on Infrastructure2 selected 11
exemplary regional projects in cooperation with
LIC and MIC regional organizations:
5 projects in Sub-Saharan Africa: the West Africa
Power Pool (WAPP), Ethiopia and Kenya Power
Systems Interconnection, Inga Hydropower,
North-South Corridor (NSC), Isaka-Kigali
Railway;
2 projects in the Middle East and North Africa: a
Jordan Railway project, Scaling Up Solar Energy
in MENA for export to European Markets;
3 projects in Asia: the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-
Pakistan and India (TAPI) Natural Gas Pipeline,
ASEAN Infrastructure Fund (AIF), Regional
Program for Scaling-up Clean Biomass Energy
in the Greater Mekong Sub-region;
1 project in Latin America: the Pacific Corridor.
Lesson Learned
DWG efforts should focus on building an
international institutional capacity for these
projects to be identified, planned and financed
if determined feasible.
Saint Petersburg Accountability Report on G20 Development Commitments
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Chapter 2
Implementation of G20 Commitments
on Development
2 It includes the AfDB, the ADB, the European Investment Bank (EIB),
the IDB, the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and the World Bank
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