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
At a time when many business sectors are facing falling consumer demand the energy sector remains an international success story of the Iberian economy. Despite a difficult financial arena, changing regulation and increasing competition, the
Ongoing reforms and legal uncertainty is not assisting businesses, says Juan Ignacio González Ruiz at Uría Menéndez
The use of waste as a potential energy source is on the increase, accounting for around 4% of Portugal’s total renewable energy supply, but any debate around further investments in waste to energy (WTE) facilities
