Certified Project Finance Analyst

TABLE OF CONTENT

Project Finance Introduction

• Project Determinants
• Project Financing Advantages and Disadvantages
• Project Development Obstacle
• Project Finance Features
• Business models
• Model Concession Agreement

Project Cycle - Emphasis on Financial and Economic

• Project Cycle Management
• Financial and Economic Feasibility

Projects and Economic Growth and Development

• Introduction
• Overview of Economic Development and Growth
• Measures of Economic Development
• Analysis of Project’s Environmental Technological Externality
• Economic Analysis of Project

Financing of Project - Objectives of Financial Analysis

• Introduction
• Principle and Components of Financial Analysis
• Ratio Analysis
• Optimal Capital Structure
• Weighted Average Cost of Capital - WACC
• Cost of Equity
• Capital Asset Pricing Model
• Internal Rate of Return (IRR)
• Viability Gap Funding (VGF)
• Take-out financing

Sources and Uses of Funds

• Introduction
• Sources and Uses of Cash
• The Statement of Cash Flows

Cash Flow Statements

• Introduction
• Cash Flow
• Benefits from using Cash Flow
• Managing Short-Term Net Cash Flows
• Liquidity Management
• Managing Inventory
• Managing Accounts Receivable
• The Cash Operating Cycle
• Forecasting Working Capital

Financial Cost and Benefits Analysis

• Introduction
• Theory of Cost Benefit Analysis
• Importance of Cost Benefit Analysis
• Applications of Cost Benefit Analysis
• Methods of Estimating Cost
• Measuring Benefits and Costs

Evolving Of Financial Plan (Budgeting)

• Introduction
• Estimating Sales Revenue
• Estimating Operating and Maintenance Costs
• Estimating Project’s Financial Profitability

Techniques and Tools of Project Analysis

• Introduction
• Purpose of Projective Analysis
• Techniques/Tools of Project Analysis
• Selecting Independent Investments
• The Technical Superiority of NPV
• Project Analysis and other Techniques of Optimizing Behaviour

Break-Even Analysis

• Introduction
• The Break-Even Chart
• Break-Even Method of Investment Analysis
• Appraisal of Break-Even Analysis

Working Capital Management

• Introduction
• Liquidity Management
• Managing Inventory
• Managing Accounts Receivable
• The Cash Operating Cycle
• Factors That Determine the Volume of Working Capital of a Business
• Inefficient Working Capital Management
• Forecasting Working Capital

Project Planning and Control

• Introduction
• Project Planning
• Project Control

Project Management Tools

• Introduction
• Project Evaluation Review Technique (PERT)
• Gantt Chart

Project Finance Risk

• Risk Basics
• Risk Types and Mitigants
• Risk Identification
• Quantitative Risk Analysis
• Financial Risks
• Political Risk
• Social Risk
• Risk Mitigation
• Risk Options
• Public Sector Guarantees and Insurance
• Private Sector Insurance and External Credit Enhancement
• Hedging: Derivatives Contracts
• Contract design: Availability payments and off take contracts
• Grants and taxation
• Exit Policy

Legal and Taxation

• Depreciation
• Tax Exemptions and Incentives
• Project Legal Aspects
• Project Contract Basics
• Due Diligence Report
• The Term Sheet
• Project Documents

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