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Municipal Finance Series by Professor Jeremy Gorelick – Part 4 of 4: Strategies for Mega Finance

Are there advantages to going after financing for larger agglomeration infrastructure like hydropower versus smaller or medium-sized financing in one sector such as water? It depends on what instruments you’re looking for. For longer-term infrastructure finance, two types of financing …

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Municipal Finance Series by Professor Jeremy Gorelick – Part 3 of 4: Resources for Municipal Finance

For a utility or municipality needing assistance with municipal finance, what resources such as reports, classes, professional organizations, can you suggest? Bilateral and multilateral aid agencies offer  many good programs. It’s hard to pick just one, but I can easily …

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Municipal Finance Series by Professor Jeremy Gorelick – Part 2 of 4: Avoiding Mistakes in Municipal Finance

In sourcing municipal investment. What are the most common mistakes made by utilities and municipalities? First, is a failure to incorporate master planning. That is, between different parts of the city, different divisions of the city, or different departments. These …

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Municipal Finance Series by Professor Jeremy Gorelick – Part 1 of 4: Steps Required for Municipal Finance

Professor Gorelick has been working in development finance for the past 17 years, first on Wall Street and later for charitable foundations, bilateral aid agencies, multilateral aid agencies and development finance institutions.  He has been responsible for leading a wide …

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Municipal Financing series by Mr. Aldo Baietti – Part 2 of 2: Challenges of Municipal Finance

Challenges of Municipal Finance Can you list from your perspective, the most common challenges a water utility or municipality will face when it comes to financing? First, many don’t have the capacity to go out to access market finance. So, …

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Municipal Financing Series by Mr. Aldo Baietti – Part 1 of 2: Accessing External Finance

ROCKBlue recently had the privilege to interview specialist Aldo Baietti and get his expert insight on a few finance topics. Mr. Baietti has over 37 years of experience in international development, with a primary focus on financing, reform and private …

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