Perceptions of financial institutions towards financing Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects in Malaysia

This chapter presents a study that explores the perceptions of financial institutions on several aspects of PPP implementation in Malaysia, which include the commitment towards PPP, the understanding of the PPP concept and the factors that determine the decision of the financial institutions to fina...

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Main Authors: Abdullah Asuhaimi, Fadhilah, Ismail, Suhaiza
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Language:English
Published: IIUM Press 2013
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spelling iium-366342014-05-20T01:20:58Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/36634/ Perceptions of financial institutions towards financing Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects in Malaysia Abdullah Asuhaimi, Fadhilah Ismail, Suhaiza HD72 Economic growth, development, planning This chapter presents a study that explores the perceptions of financial institutions on several aspects of PPP implementation in Malaysia, which include the commitment towards PPP, the understanding of the PPP concept and the factors that determine the decision of the financial institutions to finance PPP projects in Malaysia. To achieve the objectives, a questionnaire survey method was used. The questionnaire was distributed to all financial institutions in Malaysia. Out of the 47 distributed questionnnaire (i.e., 47 financial institution) only 13 financial institutions responded, representing a response rate of 27.66%. The result reveal that the financial institutions have a high level of understanding of the PPP concept in Malaysia although they perceive that the current availability of PPP information is moderate. In addition, the study found that all the participating financial institutions except one are willing to finance PPP projects. In terms of factors that are considered by the financial institutions in offering finance to PPP projects, 'payback period of the projects' is recognised as the most important factor followed by 'government's guarantee', 'business relation with borrowers', 'environmental viability of the project', 'economic progress of the economy', 'national priority', 'collateral pledged by borrowers', 'social progress of the economy', and, lastly, ' political reasons'. IIUM Press 2013 Book Chapter PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/36634/1/36634.pdf Abdullah Asuhaimi, Fadhilah and Ismail, Suhaiza (2013) Perceptions of financial institutions towards financing Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects in Malaysia. In: Public Private Partnerships (PPP): Malaysian studies. IIUM Press, Kuala Lumpur, pp. 105-123. ISBN 9789674182656
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Abdullah Asuhaimi, Fadhilah
Ismail, Suhaiza
Perceptions of financial institutions towards financing Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects in Malaysia
description This chapter presents a study that explores the perceptions of financial institutions on several aspects of PPP implementation in Malaysia, which include the commitment towards PPP, the understanding of the PPP concept and the factors that determine the decision of the financial institutions to finance PPP projects in Malaysia. To achieve the objectives, a questionnaire survey method was used. The questionnaire was distributed to all financial institutions in Malaysia. Out of the 47 distributed questionnnaire (i.e., 47 financial institution) only 13 financial institutions responded, representing a response rate of 27.66%. The result reveal that the financial institutions have a high level of understanding of the PPP concept in Malaysia although they perceive that the current availability of PPP information is moderate. In addition, the study found that all the participating financial institutions except one are willing to finance PPP projects. In terms of factors that are considered by the financial institutions in offering finance to PPP projects, 'payback period of the projects' is recognised as the most important factor followed by 'government's guarantee', 'business relation with borrowers', 'environmental viability of the project', 'economic progress of the economy', 'national priority', 'collateral pledged by borrowers', 'social progress of the economy', and, lastly, ' political reasons'.
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author Abdullah Asuhaimi, Fadhilah
Ismail, Suhaiza
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title Perceptions of financial institutions towards financing Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects in Malaysia
title_short Perceptions of financial institutions towards financing Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects in Malaysia
title_full Perceptions of financial institutions towards financing Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects in Malaysia
title_fullStr Perceptions of financial institutions towards financing Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Perceptions of financial institutions towards financing Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects in Malaysia
title_sort perceptions of financial institutions towards financing public private partnership (ppp) projects in malaysia
publisher IIUM Press
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url http://irep.iium.edu.my/36634/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/36634/1/36634.pdf
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