Boosting infrastructure in Asean with 'patient capital'

Investing in basic- to mid-level infrastructure in the region entails a long-term stance and a sound knowledge of local operating environments.

As infrastructure spending in the region is expected to increase by 2020, a viable solution is to tap the private sector to augment the public purse.

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THE crucial role infrastructure plays in socioeconomic progress is not difficult to understand. Inadequate sanitation, blackouts and traffic gridlock adversely affect the social well-being and economic development of a nation. The McKinsey Global Institute suggests that "a dollar of