INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING: Opportunities & Challenges

By Singh

Pramod Singh is an IIT IIM Alumnus and ex-Big4 Management Consultant advised Government of India, many State Governments , World Bank, DfID and ADB on various infrastructure projects across Asia & Middle East.As per recent World Bank Communication, Infrastructure development lies at the nexus of economic growth, productive investment, job creation, and poverty reduction. Financing the huge investment gaps in Emerging Market Economies (EMEs) - an estimated $1.3 trillion per year - is paramount to attaining the sustainable development goals, SDGs. As per recent report of McKinsey & Company, today the world invests some $2.5 trillion a year in the transportation, power, water, and telecom systems on which businesses and populations depend. Yet this amount continues to fall short of the world's ever-expanding needs, which results in lower economic growth and deprives citizens of essential services.Indian Infrastructure sector faces critical financing issues in terms of high cost of capital, challenges in obtaining non-recourse funding and dearth of long term funding sources due to the asset liability mismatch. There is a need for implementing a comprehensive strategy for addressing the issue of infrastructure financing in India involving efficient and innovative financing mechanism based on the emerging sectoral trends.In this context, this book is aimed to share some basic understanding about the complex world of infrastructure financing and contribute in the discussion of challenges faced by the Infrastructure sector and opportunities it offers to the present generation of global leaders and visionary economists.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1981009779
• ISBN13: 9781981009770
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 79 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.2" x 6.0"