Much of the information a journalist gathers over a week doesn't quite fit into a news story - the angle isn't quite right, the topic was unexpected, or there simply isn't enough time. Our Notes From the Field column is an occasional feature meant to capture these interesting comments, spontaneous asides and out-loud musings we encounter over the course of our reporting.
This week, we discuss Turkish risk tolerance and German development finance.
Ukraine's private war-risk insurance market has expanded since the launch of its first large-scale commercial facility 18 months ago, with more than 1,000 industrial and commercial assets now quoted for coverage market-wide and more than 100 ultimately insured to date, according to FortuneGuard, the
Ukraine's next competitive advantage in attracting private infrastructure investment may not be another financial guarantee, but greater digital transparency. A recent study argues political risk insurance and first-loss guarantees should be paired with technologies that give investors a window into projects long after the financing is approved—
