Catalog of Learning Activities

WBI Program: Public Private Partnership
Activity Title: GDLN on Railways: Brazil-Nigeria
Activity ID: IAT10-01-099
 

Contact Info

Task Manager: Bernardo Weaver Barros
Email: bweaver@worldbank.org
Task Admin: John Saville
Email: jsaville@worldbank.org

Date and Cost

Start Date: November 03 2009
End Date: November 03 2009
Cost: No Fees

Description

Legal and institutional framework for the regulation of railway concessions in Brazil; Key lessons learned in contracting Transaction Advisors and readying transaction for market; Key elements of Brazilian concession contracts (types of concession - structure of public-private obligations, revenue guarantee levels, viability gap funding, passenger traffic arrangements); Causes of any contract re-negotiations and contingent liability consequences; How the Brazilians dealt with the non-core assets not required for the rail concessions.

Objective

For Brazil to share lessons and experiences with Nigeria.

Topic(s)

Public Sector Development

Participants

Audience: Nigerian government officials

Target Country(s): World Wide

Partners: ANTT - Brazilian Federal Railways Agency

Site Information

Delivery Modes: Video Conference (1 Hours)

Locations:Brasilia, Brazil
 Languages: Portuguese