UNA NUEVA ESTRUCTURA DE GARANTíAS PARA LOS BONOS CHILENOS DE INFRAESTRUCTURA

the chilean concession system has been one of the cornerstones of the country's development, generating a strong relation between public and private sectors in the financing large scale projects. the recent financial crisis destroyed the trust and image of the monoline insurance companies, which insurance infraestructure-related chilean bonds, increasing their international risk classification to aaa. given this context, it is mandatory to study new guarantee schemes for these chilean infraestructure bonds, particularly for projects over us$200 millions. two alternatives proposed are: a guarantee company, and concession contracts guarantees with private coverage.