Brazil’s Ministry of Integration and Regional Development (MIDR) and institutions from that country shared governance, structuring and financing models for PPP/concessions with the Angolan delegation, led by the Secretary of State for Public Investment, Ivan Marques dos Santos.
On July 31 and August 1, the 4th and 5th days of the mission, the delegation was received by the National Secretary for Funds and Financial Instruments, Eduardo Correia Tavares, at the premises of the Ministry of Integration and Regional Development.
Among other duties, the MIDR is responsible for managing the Sustainable Regional Infrastructure Development Fund (FDIRS), the aim of which is to structure and fill the viability gap for projects in the form of Public-Private Partnerships (PPP).
As part of the mission, the delegation also held meetings with the management of CAIXA, the public bank responsible for managing the PPP and concessions Project Structuring Fund (FEP), and with the Energy Research Company (EPE), the public entity responsible for preparing the technical studies needed to launch public tenders for PPP and concession projects.
Finally, the delegation met with the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES), where financial products were presented that help to mitigate the perception of risk on the part of investors, while at the same time ensuring that the objectives set by the government are met.
