Evidence Brief: Public Banks and Public Water in the Global South

Public Banking
Author: Susan Spronk, David A McDonald and Thomas Marois
Year: 2024
Publisher: Public Banking Project (PBP) McMaster University, Canada
Number of pages: 2
Available Languages: EN
Available Formats: PDF (EN)

 

Abstract

There is new research on public banks supporting public water and sanitation services (WSS) in Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East (Marois et al. 2025). Results show public banks offer affordable and appropriate financing, as well as technical assistance to WSS operators. Public banks can do more to meet the funding needs of WSS operators in equitable and sustainable ways.