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September 2010
US President Barack Obama’s announcement that he plans to create a national infrastructure bank is a mixed blessing.
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August 2010
The California Department of Transportation has proposed a 30-year continuous appropriation from the state highway account to finance public-private partnerships
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July 2010
Australia’s state governments have so far been unwilling to put pressure on bid costs, or spell out a deal pipeline, for sponsors. Can a recent federally-commissioned report spur them to offer a more tempting slate of deals? By Ben Power.
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Some governments are able to prop up long-term infrastructure lending markets with guarantee products, or simply shorten concession lengths. Others will struggle, as a wave of looming mini-perm refinancings demonstrates. Marcus Bensasson reports.
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India’s huge coal plants have grabbed the most market attention, but the country’s government wants to perform the same trick – super-sizing – in the renewables sector. Multilateral and ECA lenders are likely to be more enthusiastic about this batch. Robin Sayles reports.
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Italy’s Budget Law passed on 29 July with amendments to article 45, the law that governs the green certificate incentive regime for wind farms.
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Cirincione moves to Siemens as Dexia reshuffles