Projects & Infrastructure
SWOT Analysis: GCC Credit Markets in 60 Seconds
Bonds & Loans examines the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats across the GCC following a research trip to the region.
3 Oct 2019
As Russia’s Project Finance Factory Opens, Will Investment Follow?
While the recent advancement of PPP and project finance legislation and frameworks appears to be bearing some fruit – a few projects have been launched under the National Projects programme this year – attracting private capital remains a challenge, according to a number of local and international bankers, rating agencies’ representatives and corporate chiefs who spoke with Bonds & Loans on the…
2 Oct 2019
Paraguay’s PPP Projects Push Paves the Path to Prosperity
Having survived a rocky stretch following last August’s presidential elections and the Itaipu Dam scandal, Paraguay’s incumbent president Mario Abdo Benítez has embraced the country’s decade-long PPP programme as one of the key drivers in his reforms agenda. He’s piqued the curiosity of international investors – will he now get their full attention?
26 Sept 2019
CASE STUDY: Omega Geração Assurua Wind Purchase Financed with Innovative Four-Part Debenture Scheme
Omega Geração S.A., one of Brazil’s top renewables players, debuted in the local debenture markets earlier this year with a carefully tailored four-part transaction that could serve as a template for corporates looking to finance infrastructure by tapping the country’s diverse liquidity pools.
5 Sept 2019
Bahrain’s Mumtalakat CEO Eyes Global Investments with Positive Real Economic Impact
Known for a wide range of high-profile investments into companies like automotive heavyweight McLaren Group and metals giant Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), Mumtalakat – Bahrain’s sovereign wealth fund – is doubling down on its search for investment opportunities that have a lasting positive impact on the real economy. Several months after it issued a debut sukuk and ahead of its 15-year anniversary,…
4 Sept 2019
Corruption, Political Deadlock Slow Peru’s Infrastructure Development Progress
As the Odebrecht scandal continues to resonate across Latin America, Peru remains one of the hardest hit regional economies, suffering the fallout both on its political establishment and subdued foreign investment at a time when the public sector is retrenching from key economic segments. The unexpected success of the referendum in January opened a path towards reform that could revitalize the…
19 Aug 2019
CASE STUDY: Multi-tranche Dual-currency Financing of Autopista Al Mar 1 Project Summons STRABAG
The unprecedented 6-tranche multicurrency project financing was one of the first post-Odebrecht transactions to close in Colombia, and saw the arrival to Latin America of the Austrian developer Strabag, for whom this was also one of the biggest deals of this type in its history.
15 Aug 2019
Invest in Turkey: One Belt One Road Already Helping Attract Capital from Asia
Despite being caught in the turbulence that rocked emerging markets in 2018, Turkey remains an attractive destination for foreign investors, boasting strong fundamentals and a growing pipeline of projects in need of capital. Bonds & Loans spoke with Ahmet Burak Dağlıoğlu, Vice President of Invest in Turkey, about the growing role of Asian investment in the country, funding diversification and…
30 Jul 2019
Borusan EnBW Enerji CFO: Renewables Largely Unscathed by Recent Downturn in Turkey
After a slide on the lira in August 2018, followed by creeping inflation, Turkish corporates have had a rough year. One sector that has rode out the storm unscathed however, has been renewable energy developers. Bonds & Loans speaks with Hakan Aras, Chief Financial Officer for Borusan EnBW Enerji about ECA financing, Chinese investment and the company’s expansion plans.
18 Jul 2019
Brookfield Americas Infrastructure Debt Head Sees New Opportunities in Telecoms, Renewables
Hadley Peer Marshall, Managing Director of Infrastructure Debt at Brookfield speaks with Bonds & Loans about managing local currency constraints when investing in infrastructure in Latin America, and new sectors generating investment opportunities.
28 Jun 2019