Investment Commitments to Telecommunications Reached a New Peak in 2007
This note states that investment commitments to telecommunications projects with private participation in low- and middle-income countries amounted to US$75 billion in 2007, according to just-released data from the Private Participation in Infrastr...
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okr-10986-110142021-04-23T14:02:53Z Investment Commitments to Telecommunications Reached a New Peak in 2007 Izaguirre, Ada Karina Perard, Edouard COMPANY MANAGEMENT DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ECONOMICS EMERGING MARKETS HOLDING INVESTMENT COMMITMENTS INVESTMENT GROWTH LICENSE LICENSE FEE LICENSES LOCAL STOCK EXCHANGE MOBILE ACCESS MOBILE SERVICE PHYSICAL ASSETS PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PORTFOLIO PRIVATE EQUITY RESULT TELECOM TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY TELEPHONE TELEPHONE NETWORK TELEPHONE SERVICES URBAN DEVELOPMENT VOICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL VOIP This note states that investment commitments to telecommunications projects with private participation in low- and middle-income countries amounted to US$75 billion in 2007, according to just-released data from the Private Participation in Infrastructure Project Database. That marked a new peak for the 1990-2007 periods. In 2007, 29 telecommunications projects with private participation reached financial or contractual closure in 28 low- and middle-income countries. Of these projects, 23 were greenfield merchant projects, involving investment of US$3.1 billion, and 6 were divestitures, with US$1.4 billion. Previously implemented greenfield projects accounted for another US$46.9 billion, and previously divested companies for US$23.6 billion. Four telecommunications projects were canceled or became distressed in 2007, bringing the total number to 42. These 42 contracts represent 5 percent of all telecommunications projects and 4 percent of investment commitments during 1990-2007. The report concludes, no telecommunications projects were concluded in 2007. 2012-08-13T13:53:26Z 2012-08-13T13:53:26Z 2008-10 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/10/10266932/investment-commitments-telecommunications-reached-new-peak-2007-investment-commitments-telecommunications-reached-new-peak-2007 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11014 English PPI Data Update; Note No. 12 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research |
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COMPANY MANAGEMENT DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ECONOMICS EMERGING MARKETS HOLDING INVESTMENT COMMITMENTS INVESTMENT GROWTH LICENSE LICENSE FEE LICENSES LOCAL STOCK EXCHANGE MOBILE ACCESS MOBILE SERVICE PHYSICAL ASSETS PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PORTFOLIO PRIVATE EQUITY RESULT TELECOM TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY TELEPHONE TELEPHONE NETWORK TELEPHONE SERVICES URBAN DEVELOPMENT VOICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL VOIP Izaguirre, Ada Karina Perard, Edouard Investment Commitments to Telecommunications Reached a New Peak in 2007 |
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This note states that investment
commitments to telecommunications projects with private
participation in low- and middle-income countries amounted
to US$75 billion in 2007, according to just-released data
from the Private Participation in Infrastructure Project
Database. That marked a new peak for the 1990-2007 periods.
In 2007, 29 telecommunications projects with private
participation reached financial or contractual closure in 28
low- and middle-income countries. Of these projects, 23 were
greenfield merchant projects, involving investment of US$3.1
billion, and 6 were divestitures, with US$1.4 billion.
Previously implemented greenfield projects accounted for
another US$46.9 billion, and previously divested companies
for US$23.6 billion. Four telecommunications projects were
canceled or became distressed in 2007, bringing the total
number to 42. These 42 contracts represent 5 percent of all
telecommunications projects and 4 percent of investment
commitments during 1990-2007. The report concludes, no
telecommunications projects were concluded in 2007. |
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Publications & Research :: Brief |
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Izaguirre, Ada Karina Perard, Edouard |
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Izaguirre, Ada Karina Perard, Edouard |
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Izaguirre, Ada Karina |
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Investment Commitments to Telecommunications Reached a New Peak in 2007 |
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Investment Commitments to Telecommunications Reached a New Peak in 2007 |
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Investment Commitments to Telecommunications Reached a New Peak in 2007 |
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Investment Commitments to Telecommunications Reached a New Peak in 2007 |
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Investment Commitments to Telecommunications Reached a New Peak in 2007 |
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investment commitments to telecommunications reached a new peak in 2007 |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/10/10266932/investment-commitments-telecommunications-reached-new-peak-2007-investment-commitments-telecommunications-reached-new-peak-2007 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11014 |
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