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Perspective
22 May 2020

The G in ESG: Ethics and corruption in project finance

On-demand webinar: Do lenders and sponsors pay enough attention to the risks and impacts of corruption in infrastructure procurement and financing?

Perspective
30 April 2020
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Transport

Airports: Managing the downturn

Webinar: Airports have long been prized infrastructure assets, with the demand for equity consistently exceeding supply. But with global passenger numbers plummeting, how...

Perspective
26 March 2020

Webinar: Project and infrastructure finance and COVID-19

What could be the short- and medium-term impacts of COVID-19 on financing markets for project developers and PPP concessions? Proximo hosts a webinar with David Baxter,...

Perspective
17 March 2020
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Social infrastructure, Transport, Waste and water

Webinar: UK infrastructure - The budget and the future of private finance

The UK budget has promised huge spending on infrastructure, but much of that spending is not new, and COVID-19 may make other claims on government resources. Proximo...

Perspective
24 February 2020

Closing the knowledge gaps: Mining old deals for new insights

Demand from local lenders, institutions and DFIS for up-to-date project finance knowledge is still strong. But access to real-world case studies from successful - and...

News
17 January 2020
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Power

Germany presents energy plan to phase out coal

The German government and the states of North Rhine-Westphalia, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Brandenburg have unveiled a plan for decommissioning lignite-coal power plants...

Perspective
23 December 2019

The Proximo 2019 Festive Trends Round-up

In a year of immense change for energy, infrastructure and project finance, Proximo Transmission's regulars pick the trends that mattered in 2019 - and the trends that...

Perspective
25 September 2019
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Metals and Mining

New mining capital - meet old risks

Bank debt, ECAs, DFIs, streams, and high yield debt. Mine developers have many financing options, but need to take care to cover off key risks. Proximo speaks to Global...

Perspective
09 September 2019
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Renewables

Floating offshore wind: What distance to bankable?

Floating offshore wind enjoys lots of interest from oil majors and utilities, but has yet to land a commercial bank financing. Proximo talks to RCG's Marc Costa-Ros,...

News
30 August 2019

Japan and AfDB announce $3.5bn in support of Africa’s private sector development

Japan and the African Development Bank have announced a joint target of $3.5 billion under the Enhanced Private Sector Assistance (EPSA4) for Africa initiative.Both Japan...

News
09 May 2019
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Transport

EBRD finances next step of Corridor Vc road project with €210m loan

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has agreed a loan of up to €210 million for the construction of a new section of the Corridor Vc Motorway...

Perspective
07 March 2019

Beyond Libor: The rise and fall of a benchmark

Libor, the lynchpin for project and infrastructure financings, will soon be no more, and its replacement is untested. In the first of a two-part series, Michael Whalen, a...

Perspective
06 December 2018
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Renewables

US offshore wind: On track to join the major markets

The 2019 expiration of the Investment Tax Credit is unlikely to put the dampers on a US offshore wind sector that looks set to take off.

News
04 December 2018

MPs to examine environmental impact of UKEF

The Environmental Audit Committee has launched an inquiry into the sustainability efforts being made by UK Export Finance (UKEF), following claims that the body's...

News
19 November 2018
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Transport

SACE backs Windstar Cruises' project to expand three vessels

US-based Windstar Cruises has announced the $250 million Star Plus Initiative, work which is expected to be partially financed through an export credit facility...

News
14 May 2018

Protectionism: Euler Hermes expects less than 0.5pp rise in world import tariffs

Trade credit insurer Euler Hermes' latest analysis on protectionism and fears of a trade war between the US and China, "Trade Games, Trade Feud or Trade...

News
26 April 2018
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Transport

MSC Cruises seals Bpifrance-backed deal for Ocean Cay

MSC Cruises has reeached financial close on a $100 million Bpifrance-backed loan to finance the second phase of Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, a $200 million...

Perspective
28 March 2018
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Renewables

Mexican renewables: Flagged for funding

Five years on from the Mexico's landmark energy sector reforms, a spate of recent financings – one without DFI backing – support market expectation that the pace of...

Perspective
22 May 2017

Message received: ACWA’s holdco hybrid a hit with investors

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...

Perspective
07 April 2017
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Renewables

Mafraq I and II: DFI debt and cheap tariffs

Solar developer FRV reached full financial close on DFI-backed financings last month to fund the construction of two of its four solar projects in Mafraq, Jordan. The...