Unmasking Stakeholders interest for Public Private Partnership (PPP) in Bangladesh

The government incentives in PPP will be in the areas of reduction of cost and protection of return to the private sector. [...] Nevertheless, the government has planned to implement 16 projects; 13 in the power sector and three in the housing sector under the PPP in 2011-12. [...] The Technical Assistance Special Fund of ADB already supporting the Government of Bangladesh to operationalize Coastal Development Partnership (CDP) 6 the National PPP framework 2010 through the Office for public-private partnership (PPPO), and the Ministry of Finance public-private partnership unit (MOF PPP Unit). [...] On March 1, 2011, The World Bank approved the Bangladesh Private Sector Development Support Project to facilitate investment in growth centers in the emerging manufacturing and services sectors of the economy of Bangladesh with the aim of generating jobs. [...] The IPFF Project Team along with the team in Bangladesh Bank, the implementation agency, are working together to increase awareness among the private sector and financial institutions of the IPFF facility and of overall PPP agenda in the country.