Simplified Example
Light rail – tracks + infrastructure 250 mil. USD;
Rolling stock – 200 mil USD
Loan (Buyer´s credit) granted to Australian company or sovereign/subsovereign entity
Granted by a Consortium of Czech/EU banks;
2 year drawing period, 12 years re-payment.
Czech lead contractor, but majority of works (80+% conducted by Australian firms). Nominating Czech company as the lead contractor allows financing of the entire project (15% equity – 85% debt financing by the banks).
Directional non-binding model pricing USD:
Loan: p.a. rate ( cca 1,5-2%)
Insurance: Credit and Political Risk cca 0,5%
Total yearly financial costs cca 2-2,5%
