Workshop on Leveraging Public and Private Investment to accelerate the implementation of the Vienna Programme of Action in North and Central Asia-28 APR ME SZtc[50]
Programme & Session Overview Time (Almaty time,
GMT+6)
Sessions 9 June 2023 09:00-09:20 Opening session • Opening remarks • Introduction on the themes and scope of the workshop
09:20-09:30 Group photo 09:30-10:40
Session 1: “Mobilizing partnerships to unlock public and private investment for the implementation of Vienna Programme of Action in North and Central Asia” The session will discuss, among other things: • Progress and challenges in domestic and external resource mobilization to
implementing the Vienna Programme of Action (VPoA) in the subregion;
• Expanding private sector participation in infrastructure financing to
crowd-in additional investment, including through
Public-Private
Partnerships (PPPs);
• Managing public assets and leveraging public debt to finance sustainable
investments in regional infrastructure and connectivity.
10:40-11:00 Coffee break 11:00-12:10
Session 2: “Developing bankable infrastructure projects to expand financing towards the implementation of Vienna Programme of Action ” The session will discuss, among other things: • Lessons, good practices, and insights to develop pipelines of bankable
infrastructure projects for enhanced connectivity;
• Role of supportive legal and regulatory frameworks and enabling policy
environments to attract more infrastructure financing and investments;
• Available instruments, frameworks, protocols, and funds to support
project preparation and the development of bankable project
pipelines. 12:10-13:30 Lunch Break
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13:30-15:00 Session 3: “Leveraging sustainable and innovative finance instruments
