Investment Commitments to Telecommunications Continued at Peak Levels in 2008
Investment commitments to telecommunications projects with private participation in low- and middle-income countries amounted to US$78.1 billion in 2008, according to just-released data from the Private Participation in Infrastructure Project datab...
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okr-10986-109652021-04-23T14:02:53Z Investment Commitments to Telecommunications Continued at Peak Levels in 2008 Izaguirre, Ada Karina Jett, Alexander N. CAPITAL EXPENDITURE ECONOMICS INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENTS INVESTMENT COMMITMENTS INVESTMENT DISPUTES INVESTMENT GROWTH JOINT VENTURE LICENSE LICENSE FEE LICENSES MEDIA MOBILE ACCESS MOBILE PHONE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PRIVATE EQUITY SETTLEMENT TELECOM TELECOMMUNICATION TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROJECTS TELEPHONE TELEPHONE SERVICES TRANSACTION URBAN DEVELOPMENT VOICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL VOIP Investment commitments to telecommunications projects with private participation in low- and middle-income countries amounted to US$78.1 billion in 2008, according to just-released data from the Private Participation in Infrastructure Project database. This level of investment commitments (hereafter, investment) represents an increase of around 1 percent from the previous peak reached in 2007. As before, investment was driven by projects implemented in previous years. Projects that reached financial closure in 1990-2007 attracted investment of US$74.7 billion, while new projects implemented in 2008 accounted for US$3.4 billion. Investment in physical assets (that is, network expansion) grew by 7 percent to US$71.6 billion, reaching a new peak for the fourth consecutive year. Payments to the government (such as spectrum or concession fees and divestiture revenues) fell by 37 percent to US$6.5 billion, the lowest level since 2004. The data do not allow the separation by semester of additional investment in existing projects to see whether such investment slowed in the second half of the year with the full onset of the financial crisis. But its slower growth in 2008 as a whole compared with the previous four years suggests a more cautious approach to capital expenditure. 2012-08-13T13:42:55Z 2012-08-13T13:42:55Z 2009-11 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/11/11893227/investment-commitments-telecommunications-continued-peak-levels-2008 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10965 English PPI Data Update; Note No. 27 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research |
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CAPITAL EXPENDITURE ECONOMICS INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENTS INVESTMENT COMMITMENTS INVESTMENT DISPUTES INVESTMENT GROWTH JOINT VENTURE LICENSE LICENSE FEE LICENSES MEDIA MOBILE ACCESS MOBILE PHONE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PRIVATE EQUITY SETTLEMENT TELECOM TELECOMMUNICATION TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROJECTS TELEPHONE TELEPHONE SERVICES TRANSACTION URBAN DEVELOPMENT VOICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL VOIP Izaguirre, Ada Karina Jett, Alexander N. Investment Commitments to Telecommunications Continued at Peak Levels in 2008 |
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Investment commitments to
telecommunications projects with private participation in
low- and middle-income countries amounted to US$78.1 billion
in 2008, according to just-released data from the Private
Participation in Infrastructure Project database. This level
of investment commitments (hereafter, investment) represents
an increase of around 1 percent from the previous peak
reached in 2007. As before, investment was driven by
projects implemented in previous years. Projects that
reached financial closure in 1990-2007 attracted investment
of US$74.7 billion, while new projects implemented in 2008
accounted for US$3.4 billion. Investment in physical assets
(that is, network expansion) grew by 7 percent to US$71.6
billion, reaching a new peak for the fourth consecutive
year. Payments to the government (such as spectrum or
concession fees and divestiture revenues) fell by 37 percent
to US$6.5 billion, the lowest level since 2004. The data do
not allow the separation by semester of additional
investment in existing projects to see whether such
investment slowed in the second half of the year with the
full onset of the financial crisis. But its slower growth in
2008 as a whole compared with the previous four years
suggests a more cautious approach to capital expenditure. |
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Publications & Research :: Brief |
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Izaguirre, Ada Karina Jett, Alexander N. |
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Izaguirre, Ada Karina Jett, Alexander N. |
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Izaguirre, Ada Karina |
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Investment Commitments to Telecommunications Continued at Peak Levels in 2008 |
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Investment Commitments to Telecommunications Continued at Peak Levels in 2008 |
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Investment Commitments to Telecommunications Continued at Peak Levels in 2008 |
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Investment Commitments to Telecommunications Continued at Peak Levels in 2008 |
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Investment Commitments to Telecommunications Continued at Peak Levels in 2008 |
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investment commitments to telecommunications continued at peak levels in 2008 |
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