IJGlobal’s Asia-Pacific 2014 review looks at financing activity in the Asia-Pacific region both this year and in preceding years. It is designed to provide insight into which sectors and countries have been most fruitful and promising until now – and which will continue to deliver.

IJGlobal’s First Half 2014 Review is the first that we have produced since the merger of Infrastructure Journal and Project Finance Magazine, and draws on our improved and expanded database.

Global economic conditions have improved, and global infrastructure investment rose, in 2013. But at the same time PPP investment declined, particularly for new-build projects with high construction costs. As a result, the global PPP market is now in its third year of decline, and the number of project financings to close in the market continues to fall.

Mexican energy and infrastructure investment is picking up again. Oil and gas is taking over from transport as the country’s most promising sector. By Manjot Gobindpuri.

Turkey has a history of stable economic growth and political stability and is an active infrastructure finance market. Against the background of low global interest rates, reduced public spending, and volatile stock markets, Turkey pushed forward with infrastructure programmes in energy, transport and other sectors supported by targeted political focus that helped boost investments.

A look back at some of the largest and most significant energy and infrastructure project to reach financial close in the Middle East during 2013

A series of short analyses of pricing in select regions and sectors

In 2013 the global infrastructure finance market recovered as both deal value and deal count went up. IJ records show that the total investments in global infrastructure reached US$280 billion, which was a 51 per cent increase from the preceding year. A total of 548 deals reached financial close, up by 30 per cent.