Credit rating giant Moody's Analytics has changed its project finance ratings methods for rating generic project financings that are not covered by an existing specialty project finance or infrastructure methodology. The change in project finance ratings methods is the first since December 2010. The update incorporates refinements to the scorecard, including some small changes in weights and thresholds. The update
Project Financings Being Hurt By Climate Change Lawsuits Climate activists, like so many on the left, weaponize litigation as they pursue an all out assault on western civilization. Whether directed against the host government or the projects themselves, climate change lawsuits are hurting project financings, especially in developing countries. Progressives from wealthy countries are weaponizing climate change lawsuits and
Virgin Hyperloop One Partners With DP World To Create DP World Cargospeed DP World Cargospeed, a new global company which is a partnership between global trade enabler DP World and Virgin Hyperloop One, was launched on April 29, 2018. The company will provide hyperloop-enabled cargo systems to support the fast, sustainable and efficient delivery of palletized cargo. The first initiative
Global Reserve Currency May No Longer Be US Dollar The issue of when a global reserve currency begins or ends is not an exact science. There are no press releases announcing it, and neither are there big international conferences that end with the signing of treaties and a photo shoot. Nevertheless, we can say with confidence that the
Global Economic Growth On The Rise Global economic growth is strengthening according to economists at the International Monetary Fund. The IMF sees positive trends in investment, manufacturing, and trade worldwide. As a result, International Monetary Fund economists have raised the outlook for global economic growth, predicting the world economy will grow by 3.5 percent in 2017. Global economic growth
World Trade Week Strengthens Economic Growth President Donald Trump has issued a presidential proclamation to create World Trade Week. World Trade Week will take place the week of May 21 through May 27 per the Proclamation. Trump's Presidential Proclamation to promote global trade should calm world trade markets which have been uneasy since Trump was elected in November. The America First
Compliance In Trade Finance Due Diligence Companies involved in international trade have for many years used trade finance instruments as tools to manage risk when importing and exporting internationally. The trade finance deal structure, when engineered correctly, goes a long way towards ensuring that cross-border transactions are structured to protect our clients against late payments, political risk, delayed delivery,
Global Shortage Of Trade Finance Is Crushing Small Business The worldwide shortage of trade finance has reached $1.6 trillion US according to a recent study by the Asian Development Bank. A shortage of trade finance of this magnitude is having a crushing effect on small businesses worldwide, many of whom cannot find trade finance for their business. The International
A pro-trade agenda set out by G20 leaders after their Hangzhou Summit in China has been welcomed by leading trade figures. While there were few concrete details revealed in the official communique, the world’s 20 most powerful nations aligned to slam protectionism, to call for inclusive growth and to use innovation to spur trade growth, as opposed to a fiscal
