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ARTICLE · 28 NOVEMBER 2005

Sharing Interest Rate Risk in Social Infrastructure Projects

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Recent projects have seen NSW more willing to accept some level of interest rate risk where this represents value for money.

AustraliaFinance and Banking
John Shirbin
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Key Point

  • Recent projects have seen NSW more willing to accept some level of interest rate risk where this represents value for money.

Recent NSW social infrastructure projects have heralded a change in the NSW Government's approach to interest rate risk on social infrastructure projects post financial close. While in previous projects NSW has expected the private sector to manage interest rate risk during the term of the project, recent projects have seen NSW more willing to accept some level of interest rate risk where this represents value for money.

No change has occurred to the policy where NSW will not accept the risk of changes in margins bid by proponents.

Why the change?

There are two main reasons for this change.

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