December 2001

Asia Report: Market maker 01 December 2001

The Thu Duc Water Treatment Plant ? Vietnam's first BOT international limited recourse project financing ? has catalyzed a range of changes to the Vietnamese project environment and opened a new market to international sponsors. By Geert Lippens, Fortis Bank and K. Minh Dang, White & Case

Home advantage? 01 December 2001

Hochtief has been one of the early players in global PPP deals. Michael Marray asks Bernward Kulle, head of infrastructure, and Ansgar Bendiek, head of structured finance, whether this experience will pay off in the evolving German market.

Ras Laffan: all the way to the bank 01 December 2001

The successful financial closure on November 20 of Qatar's Ras Laffan independent water and power project (IWPP) demonstrates, among other things, that Gulf power deals still pack sufficient appeal for the international lending community, despite the anticipated rumblings in a purportedly hypersensi...

Ras Laffan: all the way to the bank 01 December 2001

The successful financial closure on November 20 of Qatar's Ras Laffan independent water and power project (IWPP) demonstrates, among other things, that Gulf power deals still pack sufficient appeal for the international lending community, despite the anticipated rumblings in a purportedly hypersensi...