PPIAF Case Study: Paraguay

The Public Private Iinfrstructure Advisory Fund (PPIAF) has been instrumental in steering Paraguay towards water privatisation despite a decade of popular resistance against it. Despite popular resistance, PPIAF work has been instrumental in steering Paraguay towards water privatisation.

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