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e-Learning course on Railway Financing
- Self-paced
- Free Access
- Fee-based Certificate
- 3 Sequences
- Introductive Level
Course details
Syllabus
Week 1: Introduction to Funding and Financing
The first module will introduce the concepts of funding and financing and how they relate to one another. It will also introduce the concept of a funding gap.
Week 2: Financial Instruments
The second module will explain the differences between sovereign, corporate and PPP financing and introduce typical financing instruments including loans, stocks, bonds and leasing.
Week 3: Risk and Risk Mitigation
The third module will discuss risk and approaches to reduce risk to make investment in railways more attractive to the private sector.
Prerequisite
Instructors
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