Investing and financing in a new era

Forecasting the evolution and the trends of international financing has become a depressing exercise. Indeed, currencies no longer obey economic laws, they have become more and more instruments in the hands of politicians whose motivations are, not necessarily, of an economic nature. This paper tries to determine how we will cope with the financial needs of the years to come. As the world of finance becomes more internationally minded, analysis of the various national capital markets is crucial to an understanding of the funding of large industrial projects; particularly as they grow international, both technically and financially.