Infrastructure Finance

Electricity poles and overhead power lines against a blue sky.

Infrastructure FinanceNovember 3, 2026Mark and Focus EditorialStandard4 min read

Chile Separates the Accounts Behind Tariff Protection

Chile’s October technical resolution incorporates tariff-normalization debt into the customer-protection mechanism. Separate charges, accounts and payment documents define how that debt is collected and repaid alongside earlier stabilization obligations.

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Infrastructure FinanceNovember 3, 2026Mark and Focus EditorialBrief2 min read

Morocco’s Water Production Loan Remains Under Appraisal

The EIB’s October disclosure lists a proposed €130 million loan for ONEE drinking-water production improvements.

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Drainage pipes at a construction site, illustrating municipal infrastructure rather than the approved works in Castile and Leon.

Infrastructure FinanceNovember 2, 2026Mark and Focus EditorialBrief2 min read

Rural Water Finance Advances in Castile and Leon

The EIB has approved a financing proposal for small municipal water systems in Castile and Leon.

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Infrastructure FinanceOctober 30, 2026Mark and Focus EditorialBrief2 min read

Paraná Reviews How Sanitation Revenue Reaches Municipal Funds

Paraná’s regulator has opened consultation on transferring part of service providers’ revenue to municipal sanitation funds.

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Infrastructure FinanceSeptember 21, 2026Mark and Focus EditorialSystems Analysis3 min read

Southeast Asia’s US$6 Billion Blue-Economy Push Starts Inland

The Asian Development Bank will mobilize up to US$6 billion through 2030 for Southeast Asia’s seas and coastal economies.

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Industrial district-heating pipework, pumps and valves.

Infrastructure FinanceSeptember 18, 2026Mark and Focus EditorialStandard3 min read

Europe Is Funding the Connections That Make Renewable Energy Cross-Border

The European Commission has approved €125.81 million for three cross-border renewable-energy actions: two German-Polish heating systems and a Latvian-Lithuanian wind project.

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Multiple construction cranes operating beside an industrial port.

Infrastructure FinanceSeptember 17, 2026Mark and Focus EditorialDeep Dive4 min read

Europe’s Procurement Rewrite Moves Public Buying Onto a Shared Data Layer

The European Commission has proposed replacing three core procurement directives with one directly applicable regulation.

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Farm worker plants young crops by hand in a cultivated field.

Infrastructure FinanceSeptember 15, 2026Mark and Focus EditorialSystems Analysis4 min read

Africa’s US$5.1 Billion Shock Facility Has Two Clocks to Manage

The African Development Bank has opened a one-year response framework for energy and fertilizer shocks, combining immediate finance with reforms intended to reduce dependence on volatile external supply.

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Worker beside large industrial cutting blades as sparks fly inside a factory.

Infrastructure FinanceSeptember 15, 2026Mark and Focus EditorialSystems Analysis4 min read

Britain Is Moving From Protecting Steel to Owning the Problem

The UK Government's proposed acquisition of Speciality Steel UK would preserve four industrial sites and more than 1,300 jobs, but public ownership will be judged by whether it converts distressed assets into a credible production and investment proposition.

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