PUBLIC - PRIVATE - PARTNERSHIPS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING IN THE MENA REGION

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INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING IN THE MENA REGION AGENDA Date: 08

1 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA INITIATIVE ON GOVERNANCE AND INVESTMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC - PRIVATE - PARTNERSHIPS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING IN THE MENA REGION AGENDA Date: 08 Nvember 2006 Venue: Istanbul - Turkey Grand Cevahir Htel and Cnventin Center

2 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA INITIATIVE ON GOVERNANCE AND INVESTMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT PPPs FOR INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING DRAFT AGENDA 9:30 10:00 Opening Mr. Rainer Geiger, Deputy-Directr, Directrate fr Financial and Enterprise Affairs, OECD Secretariat Mr. Metin Kilci, President f Privatizatin Administratin, Republic f Turkey Mr. Halil Ibrahim Akca, Deputy Undersecretary, State Planning Organisatin, Republic f Turkey Dr. Mhammad Abu Hammur, Head f Executive Privatisatin Cmmissin, Hashemite Kingdm f Jrdan 10:00 11:15 SESSION 1: Selected PPP Prjects in the MENA Regin Chair: Dr. Selim C. Karatas, Executive Directr fr Turkey, Islamic Develpment Bank This sessin is designed t give a general verview f experiences and future plans f gvernments and business regarding the use f PPPs in infrastructure financing. Selected case studies will serve as a basis fr discussins n experiences, lessns learnt, and future plans fr PPPs. Mr. Imad Fakhury, Chairman Aqaba Develpment Crpratin, Hashemite Kingdm f Jrdan Dr. Bayumi Attia, Water Resurces Planning Cnsultant, Advisr t the Ministry f Water Resurces and Irrigatin, Republic f Egypt Mr. Ibrahim El-Husseini, Vice President f Bz Allen Hamiltn M. Abdu El Azizi, Chef de service Amériques, Ministry f Finance and Privatisatin, Mrcc Mr. Oktay Varlier, Executive Bard Member, Turkish Cnfederatin f Emplyer Assciatins (TISK) Questins fr Discussin Which are the lessns s far frm the experiences f MENA cuntries with establishing PPPs in infrastructure financing? Which have been the precnditins fr success in the MENA regin? In ther wrds, what are the majr bstacles fr establishing PPPs in infrastructure financing and hw are these bstacles being dealt with?

3 11:15-11:30 Cffee Break Are there specific sectrs that appear t be mst suitable fr PPP develpment in the MENA regin? Hw d the future plans f MENA gvernment reflect such pssible suitability f certain sectrs? 11:30 13:30 SESSION 2: Framewrk Cnditins fr Success: Managing Public and Private Interests Chair: Mr. Imad Fakhury, Chairman, Aqaba Develpment Crpratin, Hashemite Kingdm f Jrdan Infusin f private capital and management can ease fiscal cnstraints n infrastructure investment and increase efficiency. Hwever, it cannt be taken fr granted that PPPs are mre efficient than public investment and gvernment supply f service. Adequate risk management, perfrmance mnitring, gvernment capacity and institutinal arrangements are sme f the key requirements needed if PPPs are t deliver high-quality and csteffective services t cnsumers and gvernment. This sessin aims t discuss these issues. Mr. Hans Christiansen, Senir Ecnmist, Investment Divisin, Directrate fr Financial and Enterprise Affairs, OECD Secretariat Mr. Charles Kvacs, Representative f BIAC and Chairman f the Supervisry Bard f Hid Radi RT, SPB Investment Limited Ms Nuran Durmaz, Advisry Services, Senir Manager, Price Waterhuse Cpers Mr. Françis. Bergère, Secretary General, PPP Task Frce, Ministry f Finance, France Mr. Phillipe Burger, Chairman f the Ecnmics Department, University f the Free State, Suth Africa Mr. Jn Blndal, Deputy Head f Divisin, Budgeting and Public Expenditures Divisin, Public Gvernance and Territrial Develpment Directrate, OECD Secretariat 13:30 14:30 Lunch break Questins fr Discussin Hw des ne establish whether PPP -- as ppsed t purely public r private service prvisin -- is the best alternative? Hw can gvernment capacity t manage PPPs be assessed and ensured and what institutinal setting can be cnsidered cnducive t successful PPPs? What are the specific rles, rganizatin and resurce requirements fr dedicated PPP units? Hw can adequate perfrmance be mnitred and evaluated? Hw may gvernments ensure accuntability, and t what extent is this mre challenging in the case f PPP prjects than traditinal prcurements?

4 14:30 15:45 SESSION 3: Different PPP Designs in the MENA Regin: Establishing an Effective Legal and Cntractual Framewrk Chair: Dr. Mhammad Abu Hammur, Chairman f the Jrdan Executive Privatizatin Cmmissin, Hashemite Kingdm f Jrdan This sessin is designed t discuss the merits f special PPP laws as well as the specific cntractual instruments and frms utilised in the interactin with the private sectr. Mr. Nabil Ajrud, Legal Adviser f the Gvernment Services, Prime Ministry, Tunisia Mr. Peter Stein, Cnsultant, Stein Brthers AB, Sweden Mr. Frank Kehlenbach, BIAC Representative and Directr f Eurpean Internatinal Cntractrs Mrs. Mary Bnar, Senir Lawyer, Stephensn Harwd, UK Ms. Delia Rdrig, Plicy Analyst, Regulatry Plicy Divisin, Public Gvernance and Territrial Develpment Directrate, OECD Secretariat Questins fr Discussin What are general issues and challenges t be cnsidered when establishing the legal envirnment fr PPPs and cncessins? What are the benefits and drawbacks f addressing these cncerns by specific legislatin? What are the alternatives t specific legislatin? Culd, fr instance, PPPs be implemented withut having t change the general legal structure? What are main precnditins fr lng and sustainable cntractual relatinships? What different frms f ex-ante assessments can be applied and what are their advantages and disadvantages? 15:45 16:00 Cffee Break 16:00 17:30 SESSION 4: PPP Financing Arrangements: Structuring Finance Successfully Chair: Mr. Murat Kudat, Ex-Directr General f Treasury and Head f Turkish Office, DZ Bank This sessin is designed t discuss current trends in innvative funding structures, cncentrating n ways t invlve internatinal financial institutins and dnr funding successfully. Mr. Imtiaz Hizkil, Senir Prject Officer, Cuntry Operatins Department, Islamic Develpment Bank Mr. Alan Straus, Partner Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flm LLP Mr. Alessandr Merl, SanpalIMI Grup, Internatinal Public and Infrastructure Finance Mr. Thrsten Dueser, Head f Crprate Financ, Credit Suisse Slutin Partners Mr. Peter Stantn-Ife, Senir Directr, Ernst Yung, UK

5 Questins fr Discussin What are the varius frms f financing arrangements used? What are their respective advantages and disadvantages frm the public sectr's pint f view? What are key criteria fr the attracting sufficient prject financing, and minimising its cst? What are the rles f internatinal, reginal and lcal institutins as prviders f finance? What is the rle f Islamic finance? 17:30-18:00 CONCLUDING SESSION: Implicatin fr the Cuntry Actin Plans fr Public Sectr Mdernisatin and the Natinal Investment Refrm Agendas Cncluding remarks Mr. Rainer Geiger, Deputy-Directr, Directrate fr Financial and Enterprise Affairs, OECD Secretariat Mr. Jn Blndal, Deputy Head f Divisin, Budgeting and Public Expenditures Divisin, Public Gvernance and Territrial Develpment Directrate, OECD Secretariat

AGENDA THIRD REGIONAL MEETING OF THE WORKING GROUP IV ON PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY, PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS AND REGULATORY REFORM.

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