Course Overview

The countries of the Gulf have growing populations and the governments are looking to create advanced technological societies in a single generation. As a result there is an enormous appetite for infrastructure and social development projects, ranging from airports and ports, roads and railways, to schools and hospitals. These are the most challenging and important investment opportunities anywhere in the world.

Although there are substantial funds available for co-investment, most Gulf countries are seeking private finance for these infrastructure investments. This brand new course is about how private finance is and will be used: the logic, financial structure, risk analysis, legal background, contracts and scope of the Gulf infrastructure programme is examined in great depth with a range of relevant local case studies and plenty of group work and participation.