Public Private Partnerships

Public Private Partnerships ("PPPs") are essentially a form of collaboration between government entities and private institutions with a view of financing, development, building and operation of projects, including but not limited to public transportation networks, parks, convention centers and more. PPPs offer a large range of benefits including the sharing of risks and rewards between the public and private sectors, the promotion of inward foreign investment, the utilisation of private sector expertise and innovation and the improvement to the quality of public services. Bahrain has harnessed the benefits of PPPs in different sectors. Naseej's PPP with the Ministry of Housing, Diyar Al Muharraq housing, Bahrain Metro Project and the Ministry of Health's National Health Information System exemplify the use of PPPs in the housing, transportation and health sectors. The proposed King Hamad Causeway between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, which is in its early tender stages,