Sunday 27 January 2019

How Does International Project Funding Work

By Elizabeth Anderson


Since a lot of entrepreneurs would have trouble getting funds from their home country, they would usually get them offshore. Now, most people think that getting funds offshore is a little difficult since there are many processes to go through. While this is true, there are a lot of institutions that do make the process easy. Just to give an idea, here are some of the things to take note of when acquiring international project funding.

First of all, one may think of trying to avail some funding from the big international banks. This is a good start to try to get funding since these banks are open to lending to ventures as long as they see that the venture has potential and that the owners of the venture have a good credit history. Take note though that big banks scrutinize credit history heavily so be prepared for that.

The other option for financing would be offshore financial lending institutions. Now, the great thing about these institutions is that one can easily find a good and legitimate one on the internet. Of course, one still has to go through the process of sending over the necessary documents and paperwork before the money will be released to him or her.

Before one would send over his or her documents through, he or she has to check if the institution services the country he or she stays in. Most institutions would only finance a handful of countries due to economic or political reasons. The key takeaway here is that institutions would usually avoid the countries with political or economic turmoil.

Now that one knows the sources of getting international project funds, the next thing to know is how they work. Now, the funds come in the form of either debt or equity wherein the money is paid back from the income made by the project plus interest. Usually, the loan would have collateral in the form of assets, rights, or shares, just in case the managers will not be able to pay back.

Another thing that has to be stipulated would be the currency that will be used for the funding. While there are a lot of institutions that will stipulate the use of their own home currency, that can be negotiated if the borrower feels like the exchange rate is bad. Instead, many would just agree to put the currency set at US dollars so that there can be a standard.

In most projects, there are two phases wherein the first would be the setting up phase and the operations phase. Since there is no income generated in the setting up phase, then it is not really advantageous that the debt service would start at that phase. Instead, it should be stipulated on the contract how many months or years it will take to set up before the debt service will take effect.

For those who are seeking offshore funds, these are some of the things to take note of. Offshore funds may be a good alternative to local funds but there are processes that go along with that. As long as one is willing to go through the process, there benefits are there.




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