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Development of Policy, Legal, & Institutional Framework for the PPP Program in Malawi
Final Report
International Examples of Reporting Relationships for PPP Units
MoF Reporting Structures
South Africa - PPP Unit in National Treasury
Sri Lanka - Independent Board with MoF Chairing the Board
Egypt - PPP Unit in office of the Minister of Finance with a PPP promotion unit in Ministry of Investment
Brazil - National Development Bank/MOF with implementation at State level
Chile - Each Ministry has PPP Node, with national law & policy guidelines
Reporting through Office of the President
Philippines - Coordinating Counsel for Private Sector Participation (CCPPP ). View is the fluctuations in MoF
attitude & budget toward PPP, which is long–term vision. MoF focused on the budget not on a national priority
for infrastructure development while it is a assumed the President will strongly supportive with a long-term view.
Jordan – Executive Privatization Unit (EPC), Office of the Prime Minister (King is Head of State). Unclear legal
mandate for PPP, even though EPC is default PPP promotion and management organization. Lack of
coordination with important line ministries, particularly water and planning.
Malawi - ‘Dotted line’ relationship between the PPP Unit (P3CU) and the MoF & Risk Management Unit (RMU).
Conflict between Presidential Vs MoF.
1. Difficult over Monorail project – lack of competition in tenders
2. Toll road scandals over the same issue.
Developed Economies Reporting Structures
The Netherlands - A PPP Knowledge Centre has been established within the Ministry of Finance with staffing
from MoF and Economic Affairs.
Italy - A temporary government body (the Unita Finanza di Progretto) has been established within the
Economic Policy Committee a joint initiative involving Ministries of Public Works, Finance and Treasury
The United Kingdom - Initially Treasury Taskforce more recently has given way to Partnerships UK (PUK) and
the Office of Government Commerce. Independent of all these local authorities set up an association to support
their initiatives Public Private Partnerships Programme (4Ps)
Australia - The PPP program within Victoria is co-coordinated centrally by the Treasury.
Ireland - Set up with an independent PPP Unit within the Ministry of Finance.
Overall Working Relationships
The team has proposed to strengthen the role of regulation and ensure its independence more
so of the line ministries involved in PPP. The intent is to place the line ministries, municipalities,
and community groups into a central role in the promotion of PPP projects through the PPP
Unit. Due to the need for financial approvals for the main stages of PPP feasibilities, the MoF
has a direct role in either managing the PPP unit or supporting its review of PPP proposals.
Then there is procurement oversight by the ODPP to ensure openness, competitiveness, and
transparency of the procurement process.
Possible PPP Unit Reporting Structure
The following figure illustrates possible reporting structures for the PPP Unit to guide and
manage its relationship with other government departments and agencies.
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