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Results of the Feasibility Study of Arab Islamic Finance Facility Activity
Outputs Outcomes
Enabling environment reform
Analyses/assessments prepared
� Feasibility study of the Arab Financing
Facility for Infrastructure (AFFI),
September 2010
Capacity and awareness building
Workshops/seminars
� PPP workshop and launch of AFFI, April
2011
Institutions created or strengthened
� AFFI launched in April 2011
Consensus achieved and awareness enhanced
� Consensus achieved on the set-up and launch of the
AFFI
� Awareness enhanced on PPPs and the new shariahcompliant
facility, AFFI
2. Assessment of Chinese Industrial Zones in Nigeria, Ethiopia, and Mauritius ($99,086): the
activity was approved on June 17, 2010. PPIAF support was mobilized to help address the infrastructure
needs for the four Industrial Zones (Nigeria – Lekki, Nigeria – Ogun, Mauritius – Jinfei Economic and
Trade Cooperation Zone, and Ethiopia – Oriental) by estimating the infrastructural gap that needs to be
fulfilled before the four zones were able to operate. The studies identified possible opportunities for
infrastructure provision by the private sector and the necessary policy framework and enabling
environment that needs to be in place to ensure effective PPP implementation. The work was discussed
with governments, and counterparts in Nigeria and Ethiopia have expressed interest in seeking
assistance from the World Bank Group on the implementation of zone projects in areas such as policy,
legal, regulatory, and institutional frameworks for the development, management, and regulation of
zones; models for public financing; and PPP arrangements for external infrastructure for zones. Mauritius
is also keen to share its successful experience in zone development with other Sub-Saharan Africa
countries, potentially in partnership with other countries. The activity was completed in December 2010
and concrete outcomes are still forthcoming.
3. Russian Translation of the Toolkit for PPPs in Roads and Highways ($350,000): the updated
and improved Toolkit for PPPs in Roads and Highways (―Highways Toolkit‖) was developed in 2009 by
the World Bank with PPIAF support. Increased demand for PPPs in the roads subsector in Russianspeaking
countries (or where Russian is a major language) indicates the need to facilitate access to the
Highways Toolkit for key stakeholders in those countries. This has become particularly important after the
onset of the global financial crisis, which led to a ―flight to quality‖ of potential investors, and a slowdown
of private participation in infrastructure in the Eastern Europe and Central Asia region, which had been
previously booming. All this makes it all the more important for countries to have a solid pipeline of wellprepared
projects, and a clear strategy on how to attract private investors. The Highways Toolkit was
available only in English at that time. On June 29, 2010, PPIAF provided funding to translate the
Highways Toolkit in Russian for all interested parties (e.g., governments, academia, the private sector,
NGOs) for developing and transitioning economies where Russian is a major language. The activity was
recently completed in early May 2011, and the toolkit will soon be available on the World Bank’s transport
website and on the PPIAF homepage. An initial dissemination workshop was held in Kiev, Ukraine on
April 12, 2011. Apart from introducing the Highways Toolkit to participants, the workshop gave an
opportunity for participants from both the government and private sectors to exchange experiences and
good practices as well as explore lessons learned internationally. The workshop was attended by 38
participants.
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