Financial needs for the climate transition could reach up to 10 trillion US dollars annually between 2031 and 2050 ● EthiFinance, an independent European credit rating agency, ESG rating agency and provider of Second Party Opinions (SPOs), has organized the event “Investment and Financing of the Transition”, where it highlighted [...]

The escalation in the Middle East following the United States and Israel’s strike on Iran, the continuation of thewar in Ukraine—now in its fourth year—and the expiry of the New START Treaty between Washington andMoscow together define a context of heightened strategic uncertainty. The increasing polarisation betweengeopolitical blocs and the [...]

Military intervention materializes in Venezuela, with risk of spillovers to neighboring countries The direct military intervention by the United States in Venezuela represents an unprecedented rupture in Latin America, triggering a broad-based increase in perceived political risk across economies characterized by strategic resources and fragile institutional frameworks. At the same [...]

This rating reflects the company’s solid fundamentals as an international water infrastructure operator with extensive experience in the concession business.  It also reflects the group’s “controlled debt profile” and a prudent financial policy, which has kept reported net leverage below 3.0x for several years, providing room to continue investing.  The [...]

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