Document summary
From the aqueducts of ancient Rome to the 47,000-mile interstate highway system in the U.S., to the breathtaking bridges, sweeping power projects, and futuristic architecture of 21st-century China, infrastructure has long been a central component of economic and
human progress. But now, the historical funding for these projects by governments is in question. This edition of Credit Week explores the challenges of infrastructure financing including the scale of the financing needs, government spending on infrastructure, the re-emergence of the public-private partnership model and the role of insurance.