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On a highway to help: multilateral development bank financing and support for infrastructure

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  • Ruth Moore

    (Treasury, Government of Australia)

  • Simon Kerr

    (Treasury, Government of Australia)

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Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) are important providers of financial and non-financial support to developing countries to assist with meeting their infrastructure needs. This article explores the traditional and emerging forms of infrastructure financing support that MDBs provide to developing countries.

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  • Ruth Moore & Simon Kerr, 2014. "On a highway to help: multilateral development bank financing and support for infrastructure," Economic Roundup, The Treasury, Australian Government, issue 1, pages 21-32, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:tsy:journl:journl_tsy_er_2014_1_2
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    Keywords

    multilateral development banks; infrastructure financing; technical assistance;
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    JEL classification:

    • F35 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - Foreign Aid
    • O18 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis; Housing; Infrastructure
    • O19 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - International Linkages to Development; Role of International Organizations

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