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Kuwait has invited bids from the private sector to help develop a wastewater treatment plant in the south of the country, which could be worth some US$1.5bn, according to HSBC.
The Partnerships Technical Bureau (PTB), which manages PPPs on behalf of the government, will work with private companies to build, finance and operate the Umm Al-Hayman plant.
The project will be funded by a combination of state funds, equity and debt from commercial banks and export credit agencies.
Sberbank’s acquisition of investment bank Troika Dialog has closed, creating the largest universal bank in Russia.
Agriculture commodities distributor secures US$74mn in expansion funds.
Al-Binali to support Dubai lender’s expansion plans.
In profile: Banque du Caire's Mounir El Zahid
In an exclusive interview with EMEA Finance, Mounir El Zahid discusses the challenges he has faced during his first months in charge of Egyptian lender Banque du Caire.
Last year will be remembered for debt-driven disasters, but the deals that succeeded deserve recognition too, writes Tim Burke.
2011 in review: Equity markets
Stock markets had a rocky 2011, but the braver executives took their companies into the storm and survived, writes Tim Burke.
2011 in review: Islamic finance
A queue of new issuers – including Western banks – kept the sukuk market busy in 2011, writes Mark Dunne.
Securities clearance: Get your house in order
New securities regulation will reshape the landscape for Europe’s clearing houses – and open new business opportunities for some firms, writes Liz Salecka.
