To lessen the financing challenge, G20 authorities have been focusing on initiatives that can make infrastructure an attractive asset class. [2] There is plenty of private sector financing looking for the stable long-term cash flows that certain kinds of infrastructure assets can provide, once they are built.
The question is how to bring that financing to the projects that need it, especially in emerging market economies where the need seems to be greatest. Different countries have approached this topic differently (Chong and Poole 2013).