In February, a joint team from the World Bank and the IFC therefore participated in a review of the country’s current PPP legislation as well as the changes proposed to it, and organized a workshop for the Government of Albania. The latter focused on the institutional and legal/regulatory context essential for carrying out PPPs. Two colleagues and I represented the World Bank’s PPP group during our visit.
Over the course of a few days, we were able to offer a combined perspective on the suggested changes to the PPP legislation. We offered legal advice in terms of internationals good practice for PPP laws and/or regulations, as well as practical experience concerning the prior transactional work done by the IFC concerning PPP projects in Albania. Together, we explored a range of knowledge, lessons and potential solutions related to the operability of Albania’s current PPP law.
After this legislation will have been passed, next steps will most importantly include the development of a suite of regulations and/or bylaws clarifying essential details of the PPP law’s applicability in practice as well as further capacity building for all those intuitions involved in the different stages of a PPP lifecycle.
Going forward, we hope that the cooperation between the World Bank Group and Albania will continue both in order to advance its PPP program and to strengthen the country’s legal and institutional capacity.
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