Australian solar: End of the eclipse
Long eclipsed by the wind market, unprecedented deal volume in the Australian solar sector and improving bankability is focusing lenders' attention on a market that could...
Long eclipsed by the wind market, unprecedented deal volume in the Australian solar sector and improving bankability is focusing lenders' attention on a market that could...
The sheer volume of equity chasing infrastructure assets is pushing up valuations. But debt markets have a much more limited role in driving them up. Is the infra market...
Despite being a pathfinder project for Abu Dhabi and reliant for its cashflow on a PPA priced at one of the lowest ever tariffs for a utility-scale PV project, the...
Hundreds of market leading organisations have confirmed their attendance at the most spectacular event of the year for project, infrastructure, export and agency finance.
With $5 trillion traded daily on the FX markets and only 2% of that for commercial purposes, FX risk management is a tool that remains undervalued by businesses. Kevin...
A partially ECA-covered buyers credit and vendor loan, the Qaiwan deal is an example of ECA financing doing exactly what it says on the label – giving lenders comfort to...
A long tenor deal in a market where miniperms are the norm, the structure of the A$398 million VICT financing enabled ICTSI to demonstrate that 16-year debt is possible...
As the trade tech sector begins to play catch-up with other forms of fintech, developers claim banks are not putting enough cash into better security systems - new...
A debut ECA-covered facility for National Grid and a rare example of an ECA financing adding value for a sophisticated investment grade credit, the North Sea Link...
Despite a low oil price environment and ratings pressure on the sovereign, state-owned Oman Oil Refineries and Petroleum Industries Company (Orpic) closed the largest...
Pemex kicked off 2017 with a record-breaking eurobond and the announcement of a halving of losses in 2016. The debt-ridden oil producer has even put in place an...
80bp saved on the margin and minimal costs compared to a new money refinancing, the restructuring of the Gemini offshore wind deal vindicates Northland Power’s original...
DFI loans and a rare untied UFK covered loan enabled commercial banks to push the tenor on CBG’s Sangaredi mine expansion financing to 15 years - a record for Guinean...
Regulatory progress in US LNG has continued to be strong. But doubts about the economics of exports – and the legal underpinnings of supply contracts remain.
Glencore has secured refinancing for its RCF as the company continues to impress following its 2015 difficulties. The recent emergence and success of its agri business...
India Exim has extended a $1.6 billion loan to the Bangladesh India Friendship Power Company for the $2 billion 2x600MW coal-fired super critical Maitree power project in...
Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) debuted in the pre-export finance market last year with a $4 billion five-year facility – the biggest financing into Oman to date and the...
Kernel improved pricing on its annual PXF in 2016 but did not find appetite for upping the tenor. Having done the groundwork in 2016, and following a successful five-year...
Saudi Arabia has finally made its first major step to reach its renewable procurement target of 9.5GW by 2023 as the names of pre-qualified project bidders under Round 1...
In September 2016, despite a BB- rating Russo-Swiss agrochemical producer EuroChem closed a tightly priced $800 million pre-export finance (PXF) facility, slicing 50bp...
SACE has recorded huge increases in activity in recent years, primarily in support of domestic priorities. But is it pushing hard enough into the sectors and geographies that show the most promise?