• WAPPP announces its first #subsaharanafrica #PPP day on 16 February 2023
      Register today for both morning and afternoon sessions (Johannesburg timezone) Morning Session - 9:00am-1:00pm Afternoon Session - 1:30pm-5:30pm   High level and Africans-led agenda includes: High level keynote panel Addressing key challenges to mobilizing both domestic and foreign financing of...
  • Discover more about the PPP Guide & CP3P at PPP Americas 18-20th July 2023
    Live from Panama  At pppamericas.com  PPP Americas is the most important forum for discussion on Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) in Latin America and the Caribbean, held every two years by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and hosted by a member government, with the participation of key...
  • WAPPP Abu Dhabi PPP Forum 2023
    Information Our partners at the Word Association of PPP Units & Professionals are hosting a gathering of top industry professionals at their Annual Forum, the pinnacle event in the world of public-private partnerships. This year, they are bringing the forum to Abu Dhabi, during the World...
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    APMG's PPP Certification Program aims to foster a common minimum level of knowledge and understanding amongst practitioners. It helps them leverage Finance and Efficiencies from the Private Sector and give them a certificate which demonstrates they have studied the PPP Certification Program Guide...
  • About us
    The World Bank Group and other MDBs along with APMG International are working together to develop this important programme. This program is an innovation of Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) like the ADB, EBRD, IADB through its MIF, IsDB, WBG and part funded by the PPIAF.  About the Asian...
  • About the APMG PPP Certification Program
    The Certification Program aims to foster a common minimum level of knowledge and understanding amongst individuals working on PPPs or those interested in learning about PPPs, regardless of discipline or sector.   It has been designed to create a consistency of terms used in PPPs and to standardize...
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  • About the PPP Certification Program Guide
    Purpose and Benefits The PPP Certification Program Guide, referred to as the PPP Guide is the Body of Knowledge (BoK) on public-private partnerships (PPPs), will help public officials and their advisors implement efficient, sustainable PPPs.  The PPP Guide is part of the family of CP3P credentials...
  • Acknowledgements
    Introduction The PPP Certification Program Guide, referred to as the PPP Guide draws upon the work of many people.  We are particularly grateful to the following groups of contributors; The team of authors, who drafted the PPP Guide and conducted an internal review; The external review panel...
  • About PPPs
    There is no single definition of a PPP. The PPP Guide is consistent with the WBG definition of PPP;  A long-term contract between a private agent (or private economic operator) and a public agent (also referred as government authority or public authority), for the development and/or management of a...
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  • List of Acronyms
    A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z ADSCR Annual Debt Service Cover Ratio AfDB African Development Bank ALOP Advance Loss of Profit APP Alianza Publico Privada (Public-Private Partnership) ADB Asian Development Bank B Build BAFO Best And...
  • Foreword
    Governments around the world now understand that public-private partnerships (PPPs) can be an important option to help meet infrastructure and basic service needs while contributing to a reduction in poverty.  By bundling construction and service delivery, PPPs offer the possibility of improved...
  • Glossary
    The following glossary of terms has been prepared by the authors. Some of these definitions are based on external sources, adapted for this PPP Guide, while others have been developed by the authors to reflect common usage and good practice. The main external sources used to develop this Glossary...
  • Book your exam
    Video of Booking an Online Exam with APMG International Foundation Exam The Foundation certification is designed to measure whether a candidate has sufficient knowledge and understanding of the PPP Guide to act as an informed team member of a PPP finance project.  This exam is aimed at...
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  • PPP Complementary schemes
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  • 下载《PPP指南》中文版
    APMG现发布《PPP指南》中文版,PPP指南是APMG PPP资格证书体系的主要阅读教材。
  • Télécharger le guide de certification PPP
    APMG International a lancé le chapitre 1 du Guide PPP, un matériel de lecture essentiel pour le programme de certification PPM de l'APMG, en français. Ceci est un guide gratuit à télécharger pour l'utilisation de tous les candidats qui ont l'intention de passer l'examen de la Fondation.