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22 February 2018
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Chemicals/Petrochemicals, Oil & gas

Port of Rotterdam signs agreement for waste-to-chemical facility

A consortium of Air Liquide, AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals, Enerkem and the Port of Rotterdam have agreed to develop a €200-million waste-to-chemistry facility in...

22 February 2018

EIB and Raiffeisen Leasing join forces to boost SMEs

The European Investment Bank has signed an intermediated loan agreement of €30 million with Raiffeisen Leasing Bulgaria to finance projects of small and medium-sized...

22 February 2018
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Renewables

BayWa r.e. plans 175MW Don Rodrigo solar project in Spain

BayWa r.e. Solar Projects' special project vehicle Sunshine Latin has signed an agreement with the Spanish municipality of Alcala de Guadaira for the construction of...

22 February 2018

UK bank lending to SMEs declines, fear of rejection rises

Just 1.7% of the UK's 5.7 million small and medium-sized enterprises applied for a bank loan or an overdraft in 2017, according to the British Business Bank. Fewer...

22 February 2018

UK PFI windfall tax proposal defeated

An attempt by a cross party group of MPs in the UK to impose a form of windfall tax on major PFI sponsors was defeated on Wednesday. The tax was intended to incentivise...

22 February 2018

Governments keen on supporting blockchain initiatives

Governments may not be too keen on bitcoin, but blockchain is another story. Government authorities have begun to help fuel the proliferation of blockchain across the...

22 February 2018

Instarem teams with Ripple for Southeast Asia payouts

Singapore-based digital payment provider Instarem has partnered with Ripple to offer payouts for its RippleNet members in Southeast Asia. The new partnership will allow...

22 February 2018

Fidessa agrees to £1.4bn takeover by Temenos

UK-based technology trading supplier Fidessa Group has agreed to a takeover by Swiss fintech company Temenos in a deal worth up to £1.4 billion, signaling the start...

22 February 2018

EDB: Member states' economic growth to speed up to 2.2% in 2018

Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) analysts forecast positive economic growth in the lender's member states and a 2.2% increase in the region's GDPs in 2018. In...

22 February 2018

New Romanian Development Bank to focus on SMEs and projects

The draft bill for the creation of the Romanian Development Bank has been approved by the Senate. The lender is set to focus on financing small and medium-sized...

22 February 2018

Finnvera releases 2017 financial results

Finnvera, Finland's export credit agency, reported granted loans and guarantees worth €782 million in 2017, a 7% drop of the 2016 figure of €845 million....

22 February 2018

SACE backing helps Kiton fabrics warm international markets

SACE has insured a €1 million loan issued by Crédit Agricole Italia Banking Group to support the international market growth of Lanificio Carlo Barbera, a...

21 February 2018
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Power, Renewables

Opportunity of the day: Besix-Hitachi consortium wins EPC contract for $680m Dubai WTE project

Dubai Municipality has awarded the EPC contract for its $680 million waste-to-energy (WTE) project to a consortium that includes BESIX Group and Hitachi Zosen...

21 February 2018

Banks, TradeIX and R3 pilot blockchain trade finance solution

Marco Polo, comprised of a group of the world's leading banks including BNP, Commerzbank and ING, together with trade finance technology specialist TradeIX and...

21 February 2018
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Infrastructure, Transport

More details on A10/A24 motorway PPP

Sponsors of the €650 million ($810 million) A10/A24 Neuruppin-Pankow A-Model motorway PPP –  BAM (70%) and Habau (30%) – reached financial close on...

21 February 2018
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Renewables

Formosa 1 in talks with ECA

Sponsors of the Formosa 1 offshore wind project in Taiwan – Macquarie Capital, Orsted and Swancore Industries – are expected to reach financial...

21 February 2018
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Oil & gas

Anadarko Petroleum agrees Mozambique LNG sale

Anadarko Petroleum’s plan to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Mozambique moved a step closer after it agreed a 15-year LNG sales and purchase agreement...

21 February 2018
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Renewables

Turkey's Calik Enerji to build 50MW wind farm in Georgia

Georgia's Vice-Premier and the Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development has announced that Turkish energy company Calık Enerji, with assistance from the Energy...

21 February 2018

Ripple makes new connections to emerging markets

Ripple has announced deals with two banks and three payment processors across India, Brazil and China, as the firm seeks to make good on a promise to transform payment...

21 February 2018
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Renewables

TransAlta to acquire two US wind farms

Independent energy company TransAlta Renewables has entered into an agreement to acquire a 90MW wind project in Pennsylvania with a 15-year PPA and a...