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Professor Sir Royston Goode KC

We are sad to announce the passing yesterday, at the age of 93, of Professor Sir Royston Goode KC, Emeritus Professor of Commercial Law at the University of Oxford and at Queen Mary University of London.

Export credit agencies urged to extend Cape Town discount to rail under the Luxembourg Rail Protocol

Export Credit Agencies (ECAs) from OECD States, at their annual CSO consultation meeting in Paris, were today strongly urged to extend to railway rolling stock the risk premium discount of up to 10% they already provide in relation to aircraft finance where the Cape Town Convention (CTC) applies, as momentum grows behind the Luxembourg Rail Protocol as a tool to support more competitive financing for rail exports.

Democratic Republic of Congo accedes to the Luxembourg Rail Protocol- Moving SADC Forward

The Rail Working Group (RWG) today welcomes the formal accession of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to the Luxembourg Rail Protocol to the Cape Town Convention, a significant milestone for rail finance across Southern and Central Africa.

Making progress but hard yards ahead

The 19th Annual General Meeting took place on 19th May at the Stadler head office in Bussnang, in eastern Switzerland. Members attending in person were given a detailed presentation about Stadler including a personal guided tour around the factories.