Banking

Our Banking section analyses deal structures within project finance and Islamic finance as well as changing terms in the loan market. For instance, exclusive coverage of the LMA’s intercreditor agreement in Europe, cov-lites’ changing structures in the US, and innovative project financing in Brazil.  Subscribers receive a regular email alert.

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Islamic finance

  • Turkey’s first non-ijara sukuk dissected

    13 May 2013

    Turkiye Finans has become the first company to issue a non-ijara sukuk out of Turkey. It paves the way for more hybrid structures, and a wider variety of Turkish sukuk issuers

  • New short-term sukuk market to boost liquidity

    29 Apr 2013

    The establishment of IILM's short-term sukuk programme gives shariah-compliant financial institutions an new option for liquidity management

  • Islamic finance’s future explained

    19 Feb 2013

    In January, the Islamic finance information service released its Islamic bonds or sukuk deal flow data. It revealed exactly how far the Islamic finance market progressed in 2012

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Project finance

  • How to prepare for projects in Africa

    16 May 2013

    Africa’s seemingly unstoppable rise as a global investment hub has led to an increase in the number of complex projects on the resource-rich continent. These are the factors now shaping investor decisions

  • What will kickstart Myanmar project finance

    15 May 2013

    Project financings in Myanmar are materialising, and counsel expect interesting deal structures. But the government must establish contractual and regulatory frameworks before the market can take off

  • StanChart: how to compete on African syndications

    08 May 2013

    Ahead of IFLR’s second annual Africa Forum, panelist Brian Marcus, director of project and export finance at Standard Chartered, has outlined the legal idiosyncrasies that characterise Africa's maturing syndications market

  • How to navigate Myanmar’s O&G auction risks

    30 Apr 2013

    Myanmar has opened a highly anticipated auction of 33 oil and gas blocks, including deepwater blocks for the first time. Although it is the country’s most developed sector, foreign bidders are tipped to encounter significant political risk

  • Papua New Guinea: outlook improving?

    16 Apr 2013

    Papua New Guinea is seeing more foreign investment in its vast reserves of natural resources. But investors must be aware of islands’ local legal quirks

  • Project finance: how to fill the bank funding void

    16 Apr 2013

    Emerging market banks in Europe, the Middle East and Asia are primed to play a much greater role in large, long-term project financings as western banks retreat

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