The Seychelles Government has launched a national public private partnership (PPP) policy with the aim of increasing private sector participation in the provision of public infrastructure and services in the country. The policy provides a framework for government and the private sector to interact in partnership arrangements that are mutually beneficial to both sides.

The policy was launched at a Public Private Dialogue event which brought together Government officials and the Seychelles private sector. The Africa Development Bank (AfDB) and the Investment Climate Facility for Africa (ICF) are the funding partners who supported the set-up of the PPP policy.

Various samples of initiatives that are already identified as good potentials for PPP collaboration with the private sector include the development of residential estates and construction of sports facilities.

During the event, the private sector encouraged the Government to create a portal that would provide adequate information to the private sector on all the potential PPP projects that are available. 

The Government of Seychelles has entered into PPP arrangements in the past but with this new policy in place, Government ministries and institutions now have a guiding framework to make the process much smoother, easier and less risky.

Mr. Jean-Paul Adam, the Minister of Finance, Trade and Blue Economy, said:

“Government is entering into PPP collaborations because it is looking to provide a superior quality of services as well as and cost savings to tax payers and consumers of these services.”