In the midst of COVID-19, maritime transportation remains essential to the world economy. Ports operated by the private sector have historically shown better performance as well as more flexibility and faster adoption of new technologies, key factors for a strong recovery from the current economic crisis. At a time of economic gloom, the role of private sector in the … [Read more...] about Lessons from a Success Story: Private Port Operators in Latin America and the Caribbean
Ancor Suárez-Alemán
Ancor Suárez-Alemán, PhD., is an economist and specialist in Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) in the Vice-presidency of Countries of the IDB. He has worked in the field of infrastructure and economic policy for more than a decade, focusing on investment and financing, infrastructure economics and policy, project evaluation, efficiency, competition, and regulation. Among other activities, he currently leads the economic agenda of the PPP team and the Regional Public Good for Analysis and Good Practices in Public-Private Partnerships in Latin America and the Caribbean. Before joining the Vice Presidency, he worked as an economist in the Bank's Infrastructure and Energy department, and at the World Bank for the South Asia region. Previously, he collaborated in various infrastructure-related projects for the Government of Spain or the European Commission, among others. In the field of research, in addition to various IDB publications and products, he has published a book on port competitiveness at the World Bank and various works in specialized journals such as Transportation Research, Transport Policy, Transport Geography, Regional Studies, or Utilities Policy, among others.
How can we apply data analysis to the development of Public-Private Partnerships?
In developing projects, nothing yields greater value for money than data. … [Read more...] about How can we apply data analysis to the development of Public-Private Partnerships?
