In 2000 the UK government, through theDepartment for International Development (DFID), reached theconclusion that it made sense to use aid financing to helpmitigate risks that constrained private-sector investment inbadly needed infrastructure development, improvement, andexpansion in developing countries. In seeking to develop anapproach, DFID decided to bring in as many like-mindeddonors as possible so as to provide a single interface forboth governments and potential private investors for thedevelopment and financing of infrastructure projects. As aresult, the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG)was launched in 2002. The World Bank Group has been a membersince its inception, first through the International Bankfor Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) window and, since2007, through the IFC. Current members are Austria, Ireland,Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, the UK, and theInternational Finance Corporation (IFC).