Coal-fired power: To lend or not to lend?
Some banks are making great PR from their retreat from coal-related lending. But with new coal-fired power markets opening up, a blanket ban by individual banks on...
Some banks are making great PR from their retreat from coal-related lending. But with new coal-fired power markets opening up, a blanket ban by individual banks on...
Sponsors of the 800MW third phase of the Dubai solar park closed a $700 million soft mini-perm earlier this month - the largest Middle East solar deal to date to go...
Gunvor has improved its cost of debt via two refinancings in the past month alone. But with two more deals out to market, the trader appears to be balancing improved...
India has experienced record low bids for solar concessions over the past year. While that is good news for offtakers – how low can offers go before they stop being...
Meridiam has cut a dash with its debut in the waste concession market via a mixed bond and loan package designed for optimal tenor at optimal pricing.
Despite a growing deficit and the announcement of a $55 billion infrastructure budget for the next 10 years, the Australian government is adopting the CEFC template and...
Despite being structured during what bankers are calling the project finance equivalent of a perfect storm, the sponsors of Coral FLNG have pulled off Africa's largest...
The first open-source blockchain-powered platform for trade finance – TradeIX’s founders claim it is a unique network-of-networks solution
The news that Glencore and Bunge have held informal talks about a ‘possible consensual business combination’ is the latest signal that the pace of consolidation in...
Japan has 600GW of theoretical offshore wind according to the Japan Wind Power Association. But with only a handful of nearshore projects under development, what is...
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...
With a major offshore borrowing by Shandong Qingyuan approaching close, and record Chinese crude import volumes, large international syndicated loan debuts by teapots are...
China has been providing the core infrastructure debt to give the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) traction. But even allowing for rising Chinese state debts and a...
The inaugural report details findings of a broad market survey designed to capture the latest trends and themes in the commodity finance market.
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...
ACWA Power’s complex non-recourse bond debut was never going to be an easy sell to mainstream investors. But after 200-plus face-to-face account meetings and constant...
Downgraded in the middle of major refinancings, Noble is looking at tighter covenants, a higher cost of debt for 2017 and a hit on its ability to trade competitively -...
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...
Financial close on Trianel Windpark Borkum II has set a new benchmark low for the cost of German offshore wind debt. Although structured under the old EEG regime, the...
ChemOne is approaching financial close for its flagship Malaysia petrochemicals facility after enduring years of pandemic-related strictures. Its journey has taken in a few unexpected junctures along the way, but its resilience is a healthy marker for big ticket industrial projects in emerging markets.