Governments around the world have sought to limit the impact of the global financial crisis on domestic economies by announcing or bringing forward planned infrastructure and construction projects. The situation in Iberia is no different,
For Iberian companies looking for new opportunities around the world, India offers an increasingly attractive investment destination, with the government embarking on an almost unprecedented $500bn infrastructure investment programme, says Fernando Bernad, finance and projects
The new Portuguese Contracts Code of July 2008 was a landmark development in the regulation of public works projects and contracts with the central and local authorities. A year on, the project finance market has faced
A consequence of the current financial pressures on banks is not only a reduced willingness to finance projects individually but also a collapse in syndicated loan deals, says José Guardo, head of the project finance
Alongside the major infrastructure projects now under development in Portugal, opportunities inevitably surround peripheral projects, say Luis Filipe Carvalho and Raquel Sampaio at ABBC in Lisbon.
Eastern Europe continues to offer opportunities as countries modernise, but issues still face businesses operating there, say Bruno Azevedo Rodrigues and Paulo Alexandre Matinha at Raposo Bernardo.
Fernando Cuñado Garcia-Bernalt of KPMG Forensic sees an increase in financial analysis not only among those in dispute, but also now among parties entering into agreements
Portugal’s desire to diversify its energy supplies has prompted significant investment in gas, including LNG, says Manuel Santo Vítor, head of the energy practice at PLMJ
The overriding issue surrounding Spain’s energy sector is the ability to access finance, which is affecting all levels and may now prompt further diversification of ownership, says Emiliano Garayar, founding partner at prominent Madrid
Recent regulatory changes impacting on the development of new solar-thermal plants in Spain have the potential not only to significantly affect the viability of some projects in development but also bring the potential to raise
