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02 February 2018

UK SME lender Ezbob raises $21m from Russian firm

US small business online lender Ezbob has raised £15 million in new funding through an investment from Moscow-based PE firm Da Vinci Capital Management. The funding...

02 February 2018

China's Unipec hires veteran crude trader for Hong Kong office

Unipec, the trading arm of Asia's largest refiner Sinopec, has hired veteran crude oil trader Lee Yee Meng, who will join its office in Hong Kong in May. Lee left...

02 February 2018
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Power, Transport

Mexican transmission project draws 45 interested parties

A $1.1 billion project to build a 1,400km transmission line project connecting the isolated systems on Mexico's Baja California peninsula to the national grid has...

02 February 2018
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Agri/Soft Commodities

Cocobod to sell $556m of debt, end subsidies

Ghana's Cocobod will sell as much as $556 million of debt to pay for liabilities and operational costs, while pledging to end subsidies for farmers. It will sell the...

02 February 2018

India exploring blockchain tech to usher in digital economy for all

India has clarified that cryptocurrencies like bitcoin are not legal tender but finance minister Arun Jaitley expressed support for blockchain technology, which...

02 February 2018

Ukrainian ECA to be up and running by June

Ukraine expects its export credit agency to be launched by June. The government plans to create the agency in the form of a public joint stock company.

02 February 2018

EIB extends $40m financing facility to I&M Bank for SMEs in Kenya

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has agreed a new $40 million financing facility with Nairobi-based I&M Bank that will support investment by businesses across Kenya....

02 February 2018

MyBank Payments hits €5 billion milestone

MyBank Payments has enabled the initiation of payment transactions for a total value of over €5 billion since its launch in March 2013. The solution...

02 February 2018

White & Case opens new office in Uzbekistan

Global law firm White & Case has opened a new office in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, to support international clients who are taking advantage of increasing...

02 February 2018
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Agri/Soft Commodities, Manufacturing & equipment

South Africa's Land Bank gets R900m loan from KfW

South Africa's Land and Agricultural Development Bank has signed a R900 million term loan facility with German development bank KfW. It will help increase the...

02 February 2018

Zurich North America names Labbat to head Trade Credit and Political Risk

Zurich North America has named Lillian Labbat as head of Trade Credit and Political Risk. Prior to joining Zurich, Labbat held executive roles in global trade finance,...

01 February 2018

Opportunity of the day: Anhui Conch Cement to develop 5000t/d cement project in Russia; needs project finance

Anhui Conch Cement Company Limited is planning to develop a 5,000 tons per day (t/d) cement project in Russia, according to Xu Yue, the minister of equipment department...

01 February 2018

HSBC loses ground in Asia trade finance market

Competition within Asia's trade finance market is heating up, according to new research from East & Partners Asia. The incumbent primary trade finance market share...

01 February 2018

UKEF's new box of tricks

UK Export Finance (UKEF) has ramped up its risk appetite with a spate of new product suites, initiatives, and strategies aimed at increasing support for SMEs. TXF spoke...

01 February 2018
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Power

PLN to relaunch RFPs for Babelponi gas-to-power in Q2

State-owned utility PLN is expected to relaunch the request for proposals (RFPs) for its Babelponi gas-to-power project in Q2 of this year. TXF understands that PLN is...

01 February 2018
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Renewables

Coronal closes first solar financing with revenue put

Coronal Energy has closed a financing using a new solar revenue put structure from solar risk manager kWh Analytics. The financing backs 30MW of projects in Virginia. The...

01 February 2018
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Metals and Mining

Australian Mines appoints Sconi project adviser

Australian Mines has appointed Medea Natural Resources to advise on the off-take and project financing for its 100%-owned Sconi cobalt-nickel-scandium project in northern...

01 February 2018
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Renewables

IFC and Canada reveal blended finance partnership to expand renewable energy in Africa

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the government of Canada have formed a blended finance partnership that will use public funds to unlock larger amounts of...

01 February 2018

StanChart signs $1.6bn 'Belt and Road' funding deal with China

China Development Bank is to make up to 10 billion yuan ($1.59 billion) available to Standard Chartered to fund projects in countries along China’s ‘Belt and...

01 February 2018
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Metals and Mining

Glencore production falls as copper makes comeback

Glencore said production was lower for most commodities in 2017. Coal production fell 3% to 121 million tonnes and nickel production decreased 5% to 109,100 tonnes....