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In Depth Interviews

Final studies needed to speed up concessions

Alan Martinot
Transport specialist
CPS de Ingeniería

Over the last few years, Peru has drawn up an ambitious infrastructure development plan to be carried out through concessions. However, many of the ...more

Features

Authorities need to overcome root causes of delays to priority projects

The failure of Peru's national port authority APN and private investment promotion agency ProInversión to decide whether or not to concession three of the country's fluvial ports as a package is the l... more