December 2003

Lenders of first resort 01 December 2003

Multilaterals are doing exactly what they should do in Russia - extending lending tenors. But with more ECAs on the path to Moscow, is a re-evaluation of their role in the offing? Philip Carter reports.

November 2003

Commercial blending 01 November 2003

They will always have their private sector detractors, but the reality is that the multilaterals and ECAs are speeding up, mixing it commercially and have put up vital PRI when the private sector would not. But is the financial competition born of this new commercialism healthy? By Jo Simmons.

Partial to pensions 01 November 2003

The Inter-American Development Bank has been shifting project enhancement from A/B loans to capital markets deals. But has it run out of economies with the maturity to participate? Rainbow Nelson reports.