The Export-Import Bank of Korea has issued A$1 billion ($631 million) in bonds in Australia, the largest amount ever raised in the country by any South Korean lender. The Kangaroo bonds come in two tranches: five-year bonds at A$800 million and ten-year bonds at A$200 million, the export credit... More

Trafigura has appointed David Gallagher as Global Head of Structured Finance, based in Geneva.Gallagher brings over 25 years’ experience in derivatives, structured finance, principal investing and commodities to the role. He joins Trafigura from Signal Capital Partners in London where he... More

The Indian government has awarded three-year subsidy payments to nine companies for green hydrogen production projects, with AM Green Ammonia and Waaree Clean Energy Solutions emerging as the biggest recipients.India allocated ₹22.39 billion crores ($258.84 million) to support 450,000 tonnes per... More

Ofgem is granting Britain’s electricity transmission owners (TOs) early access to £4 billion ($5.1 billion) of investment for crucial transmission equipment and services.The UK regulator’s Advanced Procurement Mechanism (APM) will unblock supply chains by allowing the TOs to buy... More

Waste-to-value infrastructure developer Nexus W2V has broken ground on the Kingsbury Bioenergy Complex in La Porte, Indiana.The facility is part of a $140 million planned investment by W2V and will process 200 tons of organic waste daily to convert into renewable natural gas. The facility is... More

ESB has made a provision for a €135 million ($146 million) “exceptional finance cost” in relation to the delayed Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm off east Scotland.The Irish developer, which is building the 450MW project in partnership with EDF Renewables, said the... More

Americas-focused copper mining company Capstone Copper has priced and upsized its senior notes offering to $600 million (C$860.26 million), increasing the amount from the initially planned $500 million.The notes, due in 2033, are senior unsecured obligations of the company and carry an interest rate... More

E3 Lithium has executed a contribution agreement with the Canadian Government’s Critical Minerals Infrastructure Fund (CMIF) for C$4.4 million in non-repayable funding for the Clearwater project in Alberta, Canada.This investment is earmarked for preconstruction activities at the project,... More

Alaska LNG has struck a preliminary deal with Taiwan’s CPC Corporation for the state-owned company to invest in the $44 billion US LNG project.Officials from Alaska and Taiwan signed a letter of intent for CPC to negotiate an LNG offtake deal in addition to the investment, the Alaska Gasline... More

US President Donald Trump has invoked emergency powers to expand domestic production of critical minerals as he tries to reduce US reliance on imports from countries like China.The executive order, which uses cold war era legislation, instructs government agencies, including the defence department,... More

Hudbay Minerals is reportedly in talks with investors from Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Japan to sell a minority stake in its flagship Copper World project in Arizona.Hudbay CEO Peter Kukielski said he met with "a lot of the key interested parties" in Saudi Arabia in November, and potential... More

NexGold has announced a C$10 million (almost $7 million) bought-deal private placement financing to advance its mineral properties.The company, which owns the Goliath gold project in Ontario and the Goldboro project in Nova Scotia, also holds several other projects throughout Canada. It also has the... More

Santacruz Silver Mining has implemented a structured payment plan to accelerate its obligations owed to Glencore, securing a cost-saving of $40 million.As part of the agreement, Santacruz made an initial payment of $10 million to Glencore under the newly structured plan. The company will continue... More

Norway's Yara has signed a $1.4 billion multicurrency revolving credit facility with a syndicate of 11 banks. The facility matures in March 2030, with options for extension until March 2032 on certain terms. The facility replaces an existing facility due to expire in July 2026.The syndicate... More

Perpetua Resources is preparing to formally apply to the Export-Import Bank of the United States for debt financing for its Stibnite gold-antimony project in Idaho.Last April, during the Biden Administration, the ECA issued a Letter of Interest to Perpetua for $1.8 billion in debt financing for the... More

Ignitis Group has indicated that Lithuania’s first offshore wind project could face delays resulting from the slow uptake of electrolysis projects across Europe.The situation has reduced power offtake visibility for the 700MW wind project being developed by Ignitis Renewables. The company, in... More

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has secured A$814 million (almost $515 million) through the Australian Government’s Hydrogen Headstart program for its 1,500MW Murchison Green Hydrogen project.The project is set to produce approximately 1.8 million tonnes of green ammonia annually,... More

The US is stalling the distribution of $2.6 billion in climate finance to South Africa, stoking concerns the money might be blocked outright, sources said.At a meeting earlier this month, US representatives prevented the World Bank-linked Climate Investment Funds from approving a $500 million... More