The use of PPP approach is characterized by unloading state and municipality budgets from big credit obligations, because implementation and financing of the projects is at least partly entrusted on the private sector. At the same time within PPP projects state and municipality supervision is maintained by setting “service standards” and including them in contracts among public authority and private entrepreneur.

/Investment and Development Agency of Latvia/

Public and private business partnership is getting one of the most effective ways to secure new investment flow in infrastructure projects.

/Newspaper "Dienas Bizness"/

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	Vineta Čukste, Chairman of the Board: In the current economic crises, the best, if not the sole solution to revitalise national economy of Latvia are simple, effective and transparent public-private partnership (PPP) projects.		Viesturs Tamužs, Member: I believe that public private partnership will be the most effective instrument for economic growth in Latvia within the nearest years to come.
	Juris Visockis, Member of the Board: Conference that is organized by PPPA on public private partnership in Latvia has already become a tradition. Discussions and themes brought up in the conference could become bases for significant developmental projects in Latvia in future.		Ainārs Pauniņš, Member of the Board: PPP can prove cooperation opportunities among state or municipality and private sector, where both parties unite in order to realize projects in the best and most successful manner, resulting in the situation where not only entrepreneurs gain but all the society too.