Earthquake shakes open a market
- From: Vol 12, Issue 6 (June 2011)
- Category: General
- Region: Asia
- Country: Japan
- Related Companies: Japan Bank for International Cooperation, Marubeni, Mitsubishi and Mitsui & Co.
The devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan in March may help to kick-start the implementation of long-awaited reforms in the country’s water sector. GWI’s Asia editor Olivia Jensen assesses the opportunities.
With the passage of the PFI Act Amendment through the Japanese parliament at the end of May, private sector participation may finally become a reality in a sector that has so far been impervious to reform. And in the wake of the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, that reform has now become an urgent issue.
“Japan’s water sector is at ...
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