Cross-Border Infrastructure: A Toolkit Does Ownership Really Matter? Focus Group Discussion Session on Private Sector Participation Yong Hee Kong PPP Resource & Research Centre, Kuala Lumpur The views expressed here are those of the presenter and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), or its Board of Directors, or the governments they represent.

Cross-Border Infrastructure: A Toolkit Group Discussion Guide Overview of ownership policies of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) countries - Who and what can they own (land, equity, other assets)? Why is ownership important to the state and to the private investor? Is ownership more important to a foreign investor than a domestic investor? What are the pros and cons to the state having a more liberal ownership policy vis-à-vis infrastructure development?

Cross-Border Infrastructure: A Toolkit Group Discussion Guide ( continued ) Should ownership rules be different for different sectors or classes of assets (e.g. land, equity, national security projects, cross-border, etc.)? What are possible options/solutions to the ownership issues (to private investor) to promote national infrastructure development?

Cross-Border Infrastructure: A Toolkit Group Discussion Guide Individual group discussions ( 25 minutes ) Group presentations ( 10 minutes ) with question and answer ( 5 minutes ) Summation and open discussion ( 10 minutes ) Ground Rules:  No fighting, can argue  Strictly P & C