Financing Strategies

In spite of recent setbacks with the central government's plans to increase diesel-powered capacity, the Kurdish regional government (KRG) is proceeding with the launch of a large... 2011-08-26

In line with our expectations that Chinese credit will be a key driver of infrastructure growth in Ghana, the country's legislature has started debating the merits of a US3bn Chinese... 2011-08-22

The Egyptian Stock Exchange on August 18 2011 suspended trading in Mobinil shares at the start of trading, according to Reuters. This comes a day after the mobile operator's shares... 2011-08-18

The development of a rail network in Saudi Arabia to cater for passengers and freight is continuing apace. A new partnership has been formed between two companies to bid for further... 2011-08-11

iWay Africa, a South African internet company and subsidiary of fixed-line incumbent Telkom SA, has completed the acquisition of Ugandan ISP Afsat Communications for an undisclosed... 2011-08-11

Details of the pricing arrangements related to the Basra Gas joint venture (JV) between Iraq and Royal Dutch Shell have been obtained by Reuters, which published them on August 10 2011.

Visafone, a leading CDMA operator in Nigeria, agreed to sell and leaseback 459 telecoms towers to infrastructure company IHS Nigeria. The value of the deal has not been disclosed officially... 2011-08-09

Fixed-line provider Atheeb Telecom has announced plans to raise capital through a rights issue. The company offers voice and data services over a WiMAX network but has reported mounting... 2011-08-09

Iraq's oil ministry has released the names of 41 foreign companies that have qualified to participate in the country's fourth oil and gas licensing round, which is scheduled for January... 2011-08-08

Iraqi mobile operators Zain Iraq, AsiaCell and Korek Telecom are concerned that the local bourse is not ready for their IPOs. This is one month before the August 2011 deadline for the... 2011-07-28