"… ational Partners, a $232 million, San Francisco-based fund that invests in water services to developing countries. Aqua International was founded with support from …"

"… .It was on the advice of the World Bank that Bolivia began privatizing its water services in the mid 1990s. Discussions about Cochabamba's water began in 1995, Chri …"

"… tribution toward negotiations to reduce trade barriers in "water and waste water services" with a view to open these markets to European companies.On a third front, …"

"… ity."In many cases, when only public servants are involved with delivering water services or sanitation services, the goals which are expected by the political deci …"

"… they set out in the early 1980s to privatize the world. Suez now controls water services in 130 countries on five continents and has about 115 million customers. V …"

"… .A second court found in 1999 that the Suez subsidiary managing the city's water services had for years overcharged customers through various fraudulent accounting …"

"… new customers.After the court canceled the Grenoble contract and returned water services to the city, prices promptly fell. By the end of 2002, the price of water …"

"… most virtuous of all."The comptroller's 1997 report concluded that French water services' management is "generally satisfactory," Trancart added.The report conclud …"

"… Institute for the Environment concluded that public utilities often offer water services at a lower price than the big private firms. Municipal operators offer bet …"

"… n-tariff barriers to environmental goods and services." This would include water services.The EU has worked closely with the water companies to fashion its trade po …"

"… company defaulted on about $700 million in loans and threatened to reduce water services unless the government guaranteed the loans in U.S. dollars. The government …"

"… shantytowns around Buenos Aires by 1993, only 50 percent were connected to water services, and 65 percent did not have sewer connections.Capital was needed in large …"

"… entinas' president Cassagne threatened in February 2002 to suspend certain water services and all of the company's construction plans unless the Argentine central b …"

"… wo companies," Lafrogne said, citing examples like Manila and Paris, whose water services were also operated by two companies.Both companies regarded Jakarta as a l …"

"… ss to PAM Jaya's files."To speed up efforts to provide and to increase the water services ... we are asking you to give us an opportunity to conduct feasibility stu …"

"… ng water and 70.8 percent had sewers. By the end of 2001, 95.2 percent had water services and 86.7 percent had sewers. In just eight years, despite massive migratio …"

"… important role in convincing government officials that the outsourcing of water services was a good idea.Private companies, the government believed, would help tra …"