融资关闭是国际通行的投资建设里程碑。文章首先介绍融资关闭的概念,并阐述融资关闭在国际PPP项目中的应用,说明国际投融资界普遍以融资关闭作为项目落地标志;其次介绍政府投资管理及国内金融业均未使用“融资关闭”一词,但政府投资管理和银行贷款程序存在相关要求;随后说明融资关闭概念已进入国内PPP领域且有不同译法,指出以合同签约和开工作为PPP项目落地标志均有局限性;最后提出在投融资领域(包括PPP)应把融资关闭作为项目落地的标志。
<<Financial Close is an important milestone in PPP project development process internationally. This paper starts with the description of Financial Close concept and how it is used in PPP project development internationally,and explains its importance as the milestone concluding the PPP procurement stage and transitioning to implementation stage. The paper then addresses that the “Financial Close” concept is not explicitly used in financing and banking industry in China,however,there are similar requirements in the lending process and investment management. This paper also points out that the concept of Financial Close has entered the domestic PPP field and different terminologies have been used. It indicates that using contract signing and construction commencement as the landing mark of PPP projects has its limitations. Finally,it proposes that Financial Close should be regarded as the landing mark in the field of investment and financing,including PPP.
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