Introduction -- What is project finance? -- Project development and management -- The project-finance markets -- Working with lenders -- Types of project agreement -- Common aspects of project agreements -- Sub-contracts and other related agreements -- Commercial risks -- Macro-economic risks -- Regulatory and political risks -- Financial structuring -- The financial model -- Project-finance loan documentation -- Public-sector financial support -- Export-credit agencies and development-finance institutions -- Recent market developments and prospects for project finance -- Glossary and abbreviations