Archive 2016

Luxembourg in Vienna 12th December 2016 The Rail Working Group, through its chairman Howard Rosen gave a presentation on the Luxembourg Rail Protocol at the European Rail Freight Day which took place in Vienna on 9th December. This annual event is organised jointly by the European Commission and RNE (Rail Net Europe) and took place […]

UNIDROIT hosts symposium on Luxembourg Rail Protocol 5th December 2016 UNIDROIT hosted a special symposium on the Luxembourg Rail Protocol on 30th November. The event was open to government officials and included presentations from the Secretary General of OTIF, Mr. François Davenne, the Secretary General of UNIDROIT, Mr. José Angelo Estrella Faria as well as […]

Swiss stakeholders press for ratification 30th November 2016 In a letter to Swiss Federal Transport Minister Leuthard, key Swiss rail stakeholders have urged the Swiss government to move ahead with ratification of the Luxembourg Protocol. The signatories, which included the Swiss Rail Association, the International Union of Wagon Keepers (UIP), HEROS Helvetic Rolling Stock GmbH […]

RWG at the OECD 16th November 2016 On 15th November, the RWG made a presentation at the annual meeting between Civil Society Organisations and the OECD export credits committee in Paris. RWG Chairman Howard Rosen set out a detailed request for Export Credit Agencies to extend the “Cape Town discount” to the rail sector when […]

Mozambique signs the Protocol 15th November 2016 Mozambique became the second African nation to sign the Luxembourg Rail Protocol today. The signature ceremony took place in Rome and follows high level meetings in Maputo over the summer. Mozambique is the first SADC country to sign up to the Protocol but with Mozambique, through its ports […]

Chris Dugdale 4th November 2016 Our esteemed member and dear colleague, Chris Dugdale, sadly passed away on 25th October. Chris Dugdale read engineering at Sheffield University before being accepted on the British Rail (BR) graduate trainee scheme. During his first years at BR he had the opportunity of working in a number of different areas […]

Talking Luxembourg in India 2nd November 2016

Rail Industry continues to express concerns about the Basel Committee proposals 7th October 2016 The rail industry continues to express serious concern about the impact of proposals by the Bank for International Settlements’ Committee on Banking Supervision based in Basel. These proposals threaten to increase the capital requirements of banks financing secured lending or leasing […]

ING Bank Joins Rail Working Group 30th September 2016 ING Bank is a global financial institution of Dutch origin offering a wide array of banking services.The bank is active in more than 40 countries and services more than 33 million of private, corporate and institutional customers worldwide. As part of the ING global transportation finance […]

HAMILTON ADVOKATBYRÅ JOINS RAIL WORKING GROUP 30th September 2016 Hamilton is a Stockholm based leading Swedish law firm comprising 80+ lawyers. Hamilton is one of the market leaders in Sweden within our areas of expertise being, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate, Banking& Finance, Capital Markets, Dispute Resolution, Competition &Public Procurement, Employment, Restructuring & Insolvency, Real Estate […]