"Project Finance" and economic development. A case study

"Project Finance" y desarrollo económico. Estudio de un caso

María Luisa Garayalde (), Sara González Fernández and Juan Mascareñas ()
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María Luisa Garayalde: Universidad Pontificia de Comillas ICADE, España.
Juan Mascareñas: Universidad Complutense de Madrid, España.

REVESCO: Revista de estudios cooperativos, 2019, issue 131, 32-47

Abstract: This work shows how is possible to finance and to organize development projects in heavily depressed areas using a “project finance” method. Project finance is the financing of a project based upon a non-recourse financial structure, in which project financial resources are paid back from the cash flow generated by the project. The paper shows a real case of application of this innovative management technique in a small Ethiopian agricultural village. It can be seen that the process goes far beyond simple financial calculation to fully enter into the management of all risks involved in the development project: underlying assets, participants, natural conditions, economic factors, regulatory changes, political interference, etcetera. The technique allows the self-financing of the development project because it is the asset itself that generates such financing and this allows to promote the creation of other similar assets that will improve the quality of life of the population In the case analyzed, the construction of a well can lead to the cultivation of four orchards that will not only improve the food quality of the population but will also allow the financing of the construction of new wells with their annexes orchards. This cycle ends once all the families of the village have their own orchards.

Keywords: Project Finance; Development; Risk mitigation; Depressed areas.; Project finance; Desarrollo económico; Mitigación de riesgos; Áreas deprimidas. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: G39 O12 O22 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.5209/REVE.64302

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