SGS to Sponsor Project Finance Conference in Washington

June 4, 2010 - PRLog -- True to the motto “From supporting role to taking the lead”, the Development and Agency Finance Conference 2010 in Washington addresses the changing role of agency finance experienced over the last 18 months. SGS is a silver sponsor of this day event from June 17-18, 2010.

Organized by Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC, the conference is an annual meeting place for borrowers, financiers and advisors in development and agency finance. Attendees will have the chance to follow presentations and speeches on how the roles of export credit agencies (ECAs), multilaterals and development banks are continuing to evolve.

Offering risk management solutions to banks, equity funds, sponsors and investors, SGS is dedicated to meet all project finance needs throughout the complete project life cycle. Services such as Due Diligence, Project Monitoring or Technical Surveys enable clients to make well grounded decisions on sponsoring a project and use adequate preventive tools to mitigate project risks.

Adrian Shaw, the Head of SGS Project Finance Services, will give a presentation with the title Risk management: project risk assessment and strategies for risk mitigation. He will discuss topics such as the appropriate level of due diligence at the feasibility stage, how the social and environmental risks can be incorporated in to an assessment and how to manage risks from the development stage through to the operational phase.

About SGS Project Finance Services

SGS has a worldwide pool of project specialists, technical and environmental experts across a variety of industry sectors. SGS understands investors’ concerns over project delays and proper project execution, especially in the current economic situation. In order to protect project investment, SGS provides technical advice and information at all stages of the project finance lifecycle.

Contact information:
SGS Industrial Services
SGS Project Finance Services
Adrian Shaw
1, Place de Alpes
1211 Geneva
Switzerland

t: +41 22 739 9160
f: +41 22 739 9850

industrial.pr@sgs.com
Web: www.sgs.com/projectfinance

The SGS Group is the global leader and innovator in inspection, verification, testing and certification services. Founded in 1878, SGS is recognized as the global benchmark in quality and integrity. With 59,000 employees, SGS operates a network of over 1,000 offices and laboratories around the world.

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The SGS Group is the global leader and innovator in inspection, verification, testing and certification services. Founded in 1878, with 59,000 employees, SGS operates a network of over 1,000 offices and laboratories around the world.