Public Private Partnerships (PPP) in Portugal: Specific Issues about the SCUT Programme

Presentation delivered during the event "Experiencias de Provisión y Financiamiento de Infraestructura bajo Asociaciones Público Privadas", held at the Inter-American Development Bank headquarters, Washington D.C., December 8-9, 2005. It details the specifics of the road program in Portugal, highlighting its strengths and weaknesses and the main lessons that have been learned along the process. Also, it analyses the challenges that will have to be faced in the future and the different options that can be taken to continue financing the program.