MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA: Maghreb Infrastructure Diagnostic (MID)
The Maghreb Infrastructure Diagnostic (MID) focuses on Morocco and Tunisia. The sectors covered are energy, ICT, transports (airports, ports, railways, and roads), energy and water and sanitation. A series of background papers inform the final reports for each country, which are structured as follows:
I: Stylized facts and contribution of infrastructure to economic growth and poverty reduction
Stylized facts of energy, transport, water, and ICT sectors
Contribution of infrastructures to economic growth
Poverty related indicators for infrastructure access
II: Infrastructure investment and spending needs; assessment of mode of delivery (public vs private)
Investment needs for infrastructure
Infrastructure expenditure review
PPP assessment
Sector performance, efficiency of State Owned Enterprises, regulation, and competition
Governance and the political economy of infrastructure sector reforms
The potential for commercial financing
III: Challenges and recommendations
Key challenges affecting each country's infrastructure sectors, including cross-cutting and sector specific issues
Impacts of climate change on future infrastructure needs
SOE reform agenda
Recommendations for attracting private sector investment