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Center of Excellence 06

Infrastructure Economics & Investment Advisory

Cost-benefit, bankability, PPP and transaction advisory — the economic brain of the Institute.

Center status Operational Currently delivering with live mandates and operational methodology.
01 · Mandate & role

Infrastructure Economics & Investment Advisory.

Cost-benefit, bankability, PPP and transaction advisory — the economic brain of the Institute.

02 · Scope

What the Center covers.

Cost-benefit analysis (EU Guide to CBA) Bankable feasibility studies Financial and economic modelling PPP and concession structuring Tariff design and regulatory economics Transaction support and deal execution
03 · Core services

What the Center delivers.

01

CBA to EU / IFI standard

02

Bankable FS preparation and review

03

PPP structuring advisory

04

Concession and tariff design

05

Transaction advisory (buy / sell side)

06

Economic impact assessment

04 · Key deliverables

Outputs engineered for institutional decision-making.

CBA reports to EU standard

Bankable feasibility reports

Financial models (audited)

PPP structuring memoranda

Transaction support outputs

05 · Operating model

How the Center operates.

Independent economic and financial advisory methodology, referenced to the EU Guide to CBA, IFI appraisal manuals and international PPP frameworks.

06 · Independence & governance

Independence by design.

The Center operates under the Institute's Impartiality Policy, with documented firewalls from advisory engagements on the same object, Ethics & Integrity Committee oversight, and a published complaints and appeals procedure.

ImpartialityPolicy & firewalls
EthicsCommittee oversight
ComplaintsPublished procedure
AppealsIndependent review
07 · Accreditation path

Accreditation trajectory.

Methodology benchmarked to EU / World Bank / EBRD / EIB appraisal standards. No formal accreditation — authority derives from methodology and credentialed staff.

Current status: Operational
08 · Interaction with Divisions

Cross-cuts all ten Divisions.

The Center supports every Division with methodology, independent review and quality assurance — the Division leads delivery, the Center provides authority.

All ten Divisions

09 · Standards & frameworks

The standards we work to.

EU Guide to CBA EPEC PPP Guide World Bank PPP Reference Guide EIB Guide to Economic Appraisal OECD investment criteria
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