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Renewable energy in Chile: Bright prospects on the horizon

04 June 2014 by Felipe Bahamondez

Felipe Bahamondez of Bahamondez Alvarez & Zegers in Santiago explains the rich opportunities opening up in Chile’s renewable energy market

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Ripe for investment: The energy and infrastructure sectors in the Dominican Republic

04 June 2014 by Jaime M Senior Fernández and Mary Fernández Rodríguez

Jaime M Senior Fernández and Mary Fernández Rodríguez of Headrick Rizik Alvarez & Fernández in Santo Domingo consider the opportunities available to investors in the energy and infrastructure markets

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Sub-Saharan Africa’s oil and gas market: Moving up the food chain

04 June 2014 by James Wilson

Duncan Williams, general counsel of Maurel & Prom, France’s largest independent oil and gas exploration and production (E&P) company, speaks to James Wilson about the changing business environment in Sub-Saharan Africa and the shifting opportunities for mid-sized oil and gas companies.

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Targeting early stage project development in Sub-Saharan Africa

04 June 2014 by James Wilson

Patricia Sulser, counsel at the International Finance Corporation (IFC) for over 20 years and current global lead lawyer for its early stage project development fund IFC InfraVentures, speaks to James Wilson about the organisation’s decision to target early stage development, the progress of regulatory reform in the region and how a creative approach on the part of law firms can support projects.

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The bottlenecks to build toll roads in Colombia

04 June 2014 by Carlos Umaña, Omar Martinez, Mario Forero and Natalia Estupiñan

Carlos Umaña, Omar Martinez, Mario Forero and Natalia Estupiñan of Brigard Urrutia in Bogotá look at the challenges to highway construction in Colombia

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The next stage: Petroleum refining and gas

04 June 2014 by James Wilson

Sterling Partnership speaks with James Wilson about key Nigerian oil and gas trends in 2013, the opportunities open to investors in petroleum refining in the light of Dangote’s landmark oil refinery project and in the gas sector, the current status of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), power sector deregulation and the future of the country’s legal market.

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The possibilities and options for financing energy and infrastructure projects in Panama

04 June 2014 by Estif Aparicio and Cecilio Castillero

Estif Aparicio and Cecilio Castillero of Arias Fábrega & Fábrega (ARIFA) look at the opportunities Panama presents to investors

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Unlocking Southern Africa’s energy market

04 June 2014 by James Wilson

Robert Mukiza, director of Hong Kong and Botswana-based energy company Acadia Energy and a former head of the UN Coordination in Botswana, talks to James Wilson about the opportunities opening up to domestic companies, obstacles to successful development of the energy space and the rewards for law firms that work to understand the region’s characteristics.

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Another step forward at the Turkish electricity market: The new Electricity Market Law

03 June 2014 by Serra Başoğlu Gürkaynak

Serra Başoğlu Gürkaynak, head of the energy practice at leading Turkish law firm Mehmet Gün & Partners in Istanbul analyses the regulatory framework.

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2014 Anti-Corruption Survey: Romania

02 June 2014 by Gheorghe Buta and Madalin Enache

Gheorghe Buta and Madalin Enache of Muşat & Asociaţii in Bucharest provide insight in to the anti-corruption regime in Romania.