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transactions. A number of reports were undertaken under the activity which led to noteworthy initial
outcomes, specifically the establishment of a Moroccan PPP unit in May 2011.
Results of Support to the Morocco PPP Unit
Outputs Outcomes
Enabling environment reform
Analyses/assessments prepared
� Review of Legal/Institutional Framework, 2011
� Analysis of Tools for Public and Private
Financing of PPP Infra Projects, 2011
� Analysis of Administrative Constraints to PPP
Projects, 2011
� International Benchmarking of PPP Unit, 2011
Plans/strategies prepared
� PPP unit functions and organization plan
Project cycle-related assistance
Transaction support
� Report from rapid screening missions to
identify pilot PPP transactions in the health
sector, 2011
Capacity and awareness building
Workshops/seminars
� PPP Seminar held in February 2011 to build
consensus between the Moroccan Ministry of
Finance and all interested line ministries on
the role of the PPP unit
Institutions created or strengthened
� Moroccan PPP Unit (part of the Ministry of
Finance) created in May 2011
Plans/strategies adopted
� PPP unit functions and organization plan
adopted
Consensus achieved
� Consensus achieved on role of PPP Unit, May
2011
10. Cambodia: Developing the Universal Access and Service Policy Framework in the ICT Sector
($110,000): this activity was approved on December 31, 2010 and aims to assist the Ministry of Posts
and Telecommunications of Cambodia in developing a universal access/service (UAS)
telecommunications policy framework. Though telecommunications continue to be an attractive sector to
investors even in a constrained environment brought by the effects of the global financial crisis, providing
services to remote rural areas are considered daunting. This activity is expected to provide a platform for
the government of Cambodia to bridge the urban-rural divide and an opportunity to extend the gains to
those who are most in need. The PPIAF activity recently closed and the work that was undertaken
revealed that affordability constraints would need to be taken into account in developing Cambodia’s UAS
framework, especially the potential set-up of a universal access fund, which is normally used for
infrastructure supply. As a result, the scope of the PPIAF-funded work has been narrowed down to look at
the feasibility of telecenters as part of the UAS strategy and identify initiatives that would reduce the
service price paid by the consumers (including public institutions) and review elements of the existing
regulatory regime that impact affordability and usage.
11. Turkmenistan: Enhancing Private Sector Participation at the Port of Turkmenbashi ($150,000):
this activity was approved on January 19, 2011 and is currently under implementation. The Port of
Turkmenbashi is the primary port in Turkmenistan, and hence has a significant role in that it could
enhance and sustain economic growth in the country. Because of its geographic location, the Port of
Turkmenbashi could serve as a major logistics center linking Asian and Western markets. To achieve this
goal, the government of Turkmenistan requested PPIAF support to help them engage the private sector
to provide management experience, connections to the global maritime network, and shoulder some
commercial, financial, and operational risks in transforming the Port. The PPIAF activity will undertake i)
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