The IMF’s and the World Bank’s Public-Private Partnerships Fiscal Risk Assessment Model (PFRAM)

Launched in 2016, PFRAM is an analytical tool for assessing the potential fiscal costs and risks arising from public–private partnership projects. PFRAM provides a structured process for gathering information for a portfolio of public–private partnership projects. Based on project-specific and macroeconomic data provided by the user, PFRAM generates standardized outcomes.

PFRAM has been used in the context of IMF and World Bank technical assistance and also by country authorities—mainly public–private partnership units in ministries of finance—to better understand the long-term fiscal implications of individual or a portfolio of public–private partnership projects.

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Other standards

Blue Dot Network (BDN)

In 2019, the United States, Australia, and Japan established the Blue Dot Network (BDN) to tackle the global $3.5 trillion investment gap. The BDN will establish a globally-recognized seal of quality for major infrastructure projects.

G20 Principles for Quality Infrastructure Investment

A set of voluntary, non-binding principles designed to reflect the G20’s common aspiration for quality infrastructure investment.

G7 Charlevoix Commitment on Innovative Financing for Development

In 2018, the G7 (Group of Seven) adopted the Charlevoix Commitment on Innovative Financing for Development to respond to tremendous need for development financing to facilitate resource mobilization for sustainable development.

OECD Compendium of Good Practices for Quality Infrastructure Investment

OECD Policy Framework for Investment

The OECD Policy Framework for Investment (PFI) looks at 12 different policy areas affecting investments.

The Equator Principles

The Equator Principles (EP) are intended to serve as a common baseline and risk management framework for financial institutions to identify, assess, and manage environmental and social risks when financing large-scale infrastructure and industrial projects.