Keys to Attracting Private Capital for Railway Development

Two of the largest railway systems in the world, China’s and India’s, have intensified their focus on the private sector as an indispensable source of capital to help them enlarge their rail capacity. They will find promising options if they recogn...

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Main Authors: Lawrence, Martha, Ollivier, Gerald
Format: Brief
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank Group, Washington, DC 2015
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/07/24441339/keys-attracting-private-capital-railway-development
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spelling okr-10986-223092021-04-23T14:04:08Z Keys to Attracting Private Capital for Railway Development Lawrence, Martha Ollivier, Gerald PUBLIC SUBSIDIES TECHNOLOGY EQUITY STATIONS INVESTORS RAIL ACTIVITIES EQUIPMENT CUSTOMER TRANSIT PASSENGERS PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS STOCK RETURNS FREIGHT TRANSPORT EXCHANGES INFORMATION COMMUTER TRANSIT WORKING CAPITAL BONDS PROPERTY RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE WAGONS PASSENGER TRAFFIC URBAN TRANSIT PRIVATE SECTOR SHARES ROLLING STOCK PHYSICAL ASSETS TRAFFIC MARKET RAILWAY RAILWAY COMPANIES GOVERNMENT ACTIONS CUSTOMER RELATIONS CAR RAILWAY SYSTEMS RAILWAYS ICT RAIL CAR ADVERTISING INVESTOR RAIL CAPACITY GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES INVESTMENT BUSINESS RAILWAY SECTOR SHARE TRANSPORT TARIFF TELECOM RAIL FINANCES OUTPUTS PRIVATE INVESTORS FREIGHT WAGONS OPTIONS PROFIT INVESTMENTS COMMUNICATION MARKETING PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS PRIVATE INVESTMENT TRACK RETURN CUSTOMERS COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY PROFITS LEASES RAILWAY DEVELOPMENT PRIVATE CAPITAL INVESTMENT IN RAILWAYS STOCK EXCHANGES TARGET FREIGHT SUBSIDIES REAL ESTATE FINANCE RIGHT-OF-WAY INFRASTRUCTURE PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTORS Two of the largest railway systems in the world, China’s and India’s, have intensified their focus on the private sector as an indispensable source of capital to help them enlarge their rail capacity. They will find promising options if they recognize the common characteristics of successful efforts, both in their railways and elsewhere: profitability, manageable risks shared appropriately, and shared gains. Even unprofitable rail activities, such as commuter transit, can attract private capital if adequate public subsidies are in place. 2015-07-28T18:03:04Z 2015-07-28T18:03:04Z 2015-01 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/07/24441339/keys-attracting-private-capital-railway-development http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22309 English en_US Transport and ICT connections,no. 3; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank Group, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief China India
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topic PUBLIC SUBSIDIES
TECHNOLOGY
EQUITY
STATIONS
INVESTORS
RAIL ACTIVITIES
EQUIPMENT
CUSTOMER
TRANSIT
PASSENGERS
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
STOCK
RETURNS
FREIGHT TRANSPORT
EXCHANGES
INFORMATION
COMMUTER TRANSIT
WORKING CAPITAL
BONDS
PROPERTY
RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE
WAGONS
PASSENGER TRAFFIC
URBAN TRANSIT
PRIVATE SECTOR
SHARES
ROLLING STOCK
PHYSICAL ASSETS
TRAFFIC
MARKET
RAILWAY
RAILWAY COMPANIES
GOVERNMENT ACTIONS
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
CAR
RAILWAY SYSTEMS
RAILWAYS
ICT
RAIL CAR
ADVERTISING
INVESTOR
RAIL CAPACITY
GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES
INVESTMENT
BUSINESS
RAILWAY SECTOR
SHARE
TRANSPORT
TARIFF
TELECOM
RAIL
FINANCES
OUTPUTS
PRIVATE INVESTORS
FREIGHT WAGONS
OPTIONS
PROFIT
INVESTMENTS
COMMUNICATION
MARKETING
PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
PRIVATE INVESTMENT
TRACK
RETURN
CUSTOMERS
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
PROFITS
LEASES
RAILWAY DEVELOPMENT
PRIVATE CAPITAL
INVESTMENT IN RAILWAYS
STOCK EXCHANGES
TARGET
FREIGHT
SUBSIDIES
REAL ESTATE
FINANCE
RIGHT-OF-WAY
INFRASTRUCTURE
PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTORS
spellingShingle PUBLIC SUBSIDIES
TECHNOLOGY
EQUITY
STATIONS
INVESTORS
RAIL ACTIVITIES
EQUIPMENT
CUSTOMER
TRANSIT
PASSENGERS
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
STOCK
RETURNS
FREIGHT TRANSPORT
EXCHANGES
INFORMATION
COMMUTER TRANSIT
WORKING CAPITAL
BONDS
PROPERTY
RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE
WAGONS
PASSENGER TRAFFIC
URBAN TRANSIT
PRIVATE SECTOR
SHARES
ROLLING STOCK
PHYSICAL ASSETS
TRAFFIC
MARKET
RAILWAY
RAILWAY COMPANIES
GOVERNMENT ACTIONS
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
CAR
RAILWAY SYSTEMS
RAILWAYS
ICT
RAIL CAR
ADVERTISING
INVESTOR
RAIL CAPACITY
GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES
INVESTMENT
BUSINESS
RAILWAY SECTOR
SHARE
TRANSPORT
TARIFF
TELECOM
RAIL
FINANCES
OUTPUTS
PRIVATE INVESTORS
FREIGHT WAGONS
OPTIONS
PROFIT
INVESTMENTS
COMMUNICATION
MARKETING
PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
PRIVATE INVESTMENT
TRACK
RETURN
CUSTOMERS
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
PROFITS
LEASES
RAILWAY DEVELOPMENT
PRIVATE CAPITAL
INVESTMENT IN RAILWAYS
STOCK EXCHANGES
TARGET
FREIGHT
SUBSIDIES
REAL ESTATE
FINANCE
RIGHT-OF-WAY
INFRASTRUCTURE
PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTORS
Lawrence, Martha
Ollivier, Gerald
Keys to Attracting Private Capital for Railway Development
geographic_facet China
India
relation Transport and ICT connections,no. 3;
description Two of the largest railway systems in the world, China’s and India’s, have intensified their focus on the private sector as an indispensable source of capital to help them enlarge their rail capacity. They will find promising options if they recognize the common characteristics of successful efforts, both in their railways and elsewhere: profitability, manageable risks shared appropriately, and shared gains. Even unprofitable rail activities, such as commuter transit, can attract private capital if adequate public subsidies are in place.
format Brief
author Lawrence, Martha
Ollivier, Gerald
author_facet Lawrence, Martha
Ollivier, Gerald
author_sort Lawrence, Martha
title Keys to Attracting Private Capital for Railway Development
title_short Keys to Attracting Private Capital for Railway Development
title_full Keys to Attracting Private Capital for Railway Development
title_fullStr Keys to Attracting Private Capital for Railway Development
title_full_unstemmed Keys to Attracting Private Capital for Railway Development
title_sort keys to attracting private capital for railway development
publisher World Bank Group, Washington, DC
publishDate 2015
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/07/24441339/keys-attracting-private-capital-railway-development
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22309
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