When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers

Photo: shplendid | Flickr Creative Commons Talk of trade tariffs and heightened geopolitical tensions are dominating news headlines recently. As developed economies consider escalating…

Mark Moseley |
Financial Inclusion, Financial Sector, Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management, Governance, Infrastructure & Public-Private Partnerships

Guarantees light the way for clean energy through renewable auctions

Photo: Scaling Solar project in Zambia What is a common thread between Argentina, Maldives, and Zambia? In each of these countries, the World Bank provided guarantees to support transparent…

Arnaud Braud |
Energy, Financial Inclusion, Financial Sector, Infrastructure & Public-Private Partnerships, Competitiveness

Getting the job done in tough countries

Photo Credit: J Endres via Flickr Creative Commons I’ve spent the last 18 years in Sub-Saharan Africa working with governments on making public-private partnerships (PPPs) work for their countries…

Elan Cusiac-Barr |
Energy, Infrastructure & Public-Private Partnerships, Competitiveness, Digital Development, Governance