“The flutter of a butterfly’s wings can cause a hurricane halfway around the world.” This simple phrase introducing chaos theory may also sum up the impact that Basel III capital regulations could have on available finance for public-private partnerships (PPPs). The new capital regulations being implemented under Basel III are part of efforts to strengthen the requirements … [Read more...] about Basel III and public-private partnerships: the butterfly effect
Gerardo Reyes-Tagle
Gerardo Reyes-Tagle es Economista Fiscal Senior de la División de Gestión Fiscal del BID. Cuenta con más de 15 años de experiencia trabajando en temas relacionados con política fiscal, administración tributaria, calidad del gasto y sostenibilidad de la deuda y ha dirigido varios programas de reforma estructural, estudios analíticos y asistencia técnica en la región de América Latina. Antes de unirse al BID, el señor Reyes-Tagle trabajó en la Comisión Reguladora de Energía y el Ministerio de Hacienda en México. Hizo sus estudios de maestría en Políticas Públicas y doctorado en economía en la Universidad de Georgetown y la Universidad George Washington en Washington, DC.
PPPs in Brazil: A solution to infrastructure needs or a problem for fiscal sustainability?
The Public Private Partnership (PPP) market in Brazil is extremely active and has played a central role in policymakers’ agendas for decades. In total, 773 projects have reached financial closure in the last 20 years in Brazil, according to the World Bank’s Private Participation in Infrastructure database. These projects represent about one fifth of all private investment in … [Read more...] about PPPs in Brazil: A solution to infrastructure needs or a problem for fiscal sustainability?