February 2012

Dubai closes ECA debt for Al-Sufouh tram 22 February 2012

Dubai’s department of finance has closed a $675 million export and Islamic financing of the first phase of the Al-Sufouh tram

IADB approves Viadom toll road 08 February 2012

The Inter-American Development Bank has approved a $130 million loan to Dominicana de Vias Concesionadas’ 267km Viadom toll road concession in the Dominican Republic.

Argentina closes with IADB on for Norte Grande roads 03 February 2012

The Inter-American Development Bank has closed a $300 million loan for the second Norte Grande road infrastructure improvement programme

January 2012

KfW and Nordea close with Telemar 30 January 2012

Brazilian telecoms operator Telemar has closed an export financing with KfW and Nordea

Ivanhoe to raise new bridge for Oyu Tolgoi 18 January 2012

The board of Ivanhoe Mines is set to vote on an additional bridge loan of $1.8 billion to fund development of the Oyu Tolgoi

Standard approaches MIGA for Triumph Power debt cover 16 January 2012

Standard Bank has applied to the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency for $106.8 million in 15-year political risk insurance

Wintermar closes with IFC for offshore fleet expansion 13 January 2012

Indonesian offshore oil and gas contractor Wintermar Offshore Marine has closed a $45 million loan

Can Turkey's booming infrastructure market absorb funding cost spikes? 13 January 2012

Deal flow in Turkey is booming, but so is bank cost of funding and project debt margins. Demand for liquidity is also beginning to outstrip supply. The Turkish market is the place to lend, but it is not without problems. By Sean Keating.

Oversubscription for EPM's B loan 12 January 2012

Colombian utility Empresas Públicas de Medellín has closed a $349 million A/B loan financing with the International Finance Corporation.

Bandar Lampung water PPP RFQ out 10 January 2012

The Indonesian city of Bandar Lampung has issued a request for qualifications for a $100 million drinking water supply PPP

Samruk Energy looks to fund Shardara hydro rehabilitation 10 January 2012

Samruk Energy has approached the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development for Eu50 million in debt

First quarter close for VTB and Gazprom's WHSD 10 January 2012

The sponsors of the R120 billion Western High Speed Diameter toll road have reached commercial close with the city of St. Petersburg and signed a preliminary term sheet with lenders on the R60 billion ($4 billion) debt financing for the project.

Santos closes ECA debt for Gladstone LNG 05 January 2012

Australian upstream oil and gas producer Santos has signed on $1.2 billion in export credit agency-covered and uncovered debt

Japanese export debt for Java-Bali subsea cable 04 January 2012

The government of Indonesia has closed a Y3.48 billion ($45 million)Japanese export finance loan to fund the purchase of a sub-sea electricity transmission cable

AES closes on Sonel's Kribi 04 January 2012

AES Sonel has closed the Eu198 million debt financing for the $350 million Kribi gas-fired power project in Cameroon.

Ecopetrol closes on Reficar expansion 04 January 2012

Ecopetrol has closed the $3.5 billion in debt financing for the $5 billion Refineria de Cartagena

WestLB buys into MBAC B loan 03 January 2012

WestLB has made a $25 million debt commitment to MBAC Fertilizer's Itafos single super phosphate project