{"id":83464,"date":"2016-12-06T14:23:01","date_gmt":"2016-12-06T12:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/worlds-biggest-financiers-to-meet-with-heads-of-utilities-and-project-developers-in-dubai-at-the-growing-economies-project-finance-forum-on-23-24-january-2017\/"},"modified":"2016-12-06T14:23:01","modified_gmt":"2016-12-06T12:23:01","slug":"worlds-biggest-financiers-to-meet-with-heads-of-utilities-and-project-developers-in-dubai-at-the-growing-economies-project-finance-forum-on-23-24-january-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/worlds-biggest-financiers-to-meet-with-heads-of-utilities-and-project-developers-in-dubai-at-the-growing-economies-project-finance-forum-on-23-24-january-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"World\u2019s Biggest Financiers to Meet with Heads of Utilities and Project Developers in Dubai at the Growing Economies: Project Finance Forum on 23-24 January 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.energynet.africa-newsroom.com\/press\/worlds-biggest-financiers-to-meet-with-heads-of-utilities-and-project-developers-in-dubai-at-the-growing-economies-project-finance-forum-on-2324-january-2017?lang=en\">World\u2019s Biggest Financiers to Meet with Heads of Utilities and Project Developers in Dubai at the Growing Economies: Project Finance Forum on 23-24 January 2017<\/a>: <\/p>\n<p>According to a recent EY report, despite current global uncertainties regarding growth prospects the longer-term outlook for economic growth and investment in Africa remains positive. African economies remain resilient, with two-thirds of sub-Saharan African (SSA) economies still growing at rates above the global average this year. In addition to this, North Africa remains at the top of the list as a strong investment destination.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>On 23-24 January 2017 financiers from around the world will come together with project developers and heads of utilities from <strong>Southern, East and North Africa<\/strong> to get to the heart of the question; where are the investment opportunities in energy and energy related infrastructure projects and how can investors access them? <strong>Heads of utilities from North, East and Southern Africa <\/strong>will present live projects seeking funding and some of the most experienced and accomplished financial minds will present funding solutions and unlock the huge investment potential of the continent.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Some of the key topics to be addressed will include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Economic and Business Outlook for Investments in to Africa <\/strong>&#8211; how will current global political and economic headwinds effect Africa&rsquo;s energy development? Who will be the winners and losers?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Current Project Pipelines and Investment Opportunities for Investors <\/strong>&#8211; An insight into what projects are looking for investments and where the specific investment opportunities are<\/li>\n<li><strong>Commitment of the Gulf to Invest in Africa <\/strong>&ndash; What investment opportunities are Gulf investors looking for?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Successful Blending of Public and Private Financing <\/strong>&#8211; Are DFIs crowding-in or crowding-out commercial capital?<\/li>\n<li><strong>How are &lsquo;Non Traditional&rsquo; Forms of Investments Shaping Project Financing? <\/strong>&#8211; What are recent trends indicating?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Effective Risk Mitigation for the Current Climate <\/strong>&#8211; Should DFIs be developing more guarantee and risk mitigation instruments or do they need to focus on fixing structural problems?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Among confirmed speakers are:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Paul Horrocks, Lead on Private, Investment, Statistics and Development Finance Division, Development Co-operation Directorate, OECD<\/li>\n<li>Mike Peo, Head: Infrastructure, Energy, Telecoms, Nedbank<\/li>\n<li>Rajeev Mahajan, Project Finance Specialist, Private Sector Facility, Green Climate Fund<\/li>\n<li>Gregory Smith, Projects, Energy and Infrastructure Financing, DLA Piper<\/li>\n<li>James Polan, Vice President, Finance, OPIC<\/li>\n<li>Ana Hajduka, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Africa GreenCo<\/li>\n<li>Senior representatives from World Bank, JBIC and ERM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i>Distributed by APO on behalf of EnergyNet Ltd..<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>For more information about this meeting:&nbsp;<\/strong><br \/> Meeting date: 23-24 January 2017<br \/> Venue: Park Hyatt, Dubai&nbsp;<br \/> Visit: www.ProjectFinance-GrowingEconomies.com&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Media Contact:&nbsp;<\/strong><br \/> Alexandra Cianciara, Marketing Executive<br \/> E: Alexandra.Cianciara@EnergyNet.co.uk<br \/> T: +44 (0) 207 384 7936<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"well well-sm\"><b>Media files<\/b><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/thumb\/5c90869620315b5\/200\/70\" alt=\"EnergyNet Ltd.\"\/><br \/>Download logo<\/p>\n<p><b>Multimedia content<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Image: Growing Economies: Project Finance Forum 23-24 January 2017, Dubai<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.energynet.africa-newsroom.com\/press\/worlds-biggest-financiers-to-meet-with-heads-of-utilities-and-project-developers-in-dubai-at-the-growing-economies-project-finance-forum-on-2324-january-2017?lang=en\">APO &#8211; Africa-Newsroom: latest news releases related to Africa<\/a><\/small><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World\u2019s Biggest Financiers to Meet with Heads of Utilities and Project Developers in Dubai at the Growing Economies: Project Finance Forum on 23-24 January 2017: According to a recent EY report, despite current global uncertainties regarding growth prospects the longer-term outlook for economic growth and investment in Africa remains positive. 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