In recent years, we have seen only limited issuance of project finance capital market debt in EMEA, with the vast majority of infrastructure funding requirements being met by bank lending. This is primarily due to the failure of the business model, whereby insurers provided a strong investment-grade guarantee to bonds issued by projects. Investors typically… Continue reading Revival of Project Finance
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The 50 ideas that shaped business today
There is a 60-page supplement to Financial Times today, about the Inventions and innovations that helped create today’s business world. Articles are categorised into: People, Technology – Computers, Technology – Applications, Globalisation, Consumers, Changes sources of Energy, Aviation, Banking and Finance, and Management As usual with Financial Times, the content is excellent. I strongly recommend… Continue reading The 50 ideas that shaped business today
“Placetelling” – an Effective Tool in Convincing the Target Markets
“The art of storytelling can help companies persuade and inspire more effectively” was the message in Financial Times, September 27 this year. Sounds correct! However, the article could as well add that storytelling is also an important tool for places to communicate and inspire their target groups. In the context of places I have always… Continue reading “Placetelling” – an Effective Tool in Convincing the Target Markets
An exciting Place Management challenge: the “Beyond”- Dimension
You can hardly read Financial Times without noticing that businesses tend to communicate all sorts of “Beyond”-dimensions as part of their corporate image. Today (September 21), we read, for instance, that Huawei brings to you the following message: “We see beyond technology!” The Huawei intention is to see customers and their needs far beyond the… Continue reading An exciting Place Management challenge: the “Beyond”- Dimension