Corporate perspectives: Jebsen & Jessen’s Schwartzhaupt on navigating shy investors through export finance

Katharine Morton

Head of Export, Project and Development Finance

Ralf Schwarzhaupt, CEO, managing partner at Jebsen & Jessen Industrial Solutions, cautions that global uncertainty is making investors shy away from long term decisions. Regulation, the drift away from level playing fields in ECA financing, and banks being bottlenecks to refinancing also matter. Even so, export deals are getting structured, particularly in Africa. Pragmatism and flexibility are key to navigate through complexity and uncertainty.

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