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16 April 2018

EBRD eyes Africa for next wave of expansion

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is eyeing a new wave of expansion into sub-Saharan Africa and new parts of the Middle East in the coming years that...

16 April 2018

DadeSystems building the Twitter of accounts receivable

US-headquartered startup DadeSystems says social media platforms such as Twitter are now influencing the way businesses handle accounts receivable. DadeSystems adds an...

16 April 2018

Emirates NBD registers cheques on a blockchain

Emirates NDB has integrated blockchain technology into issued cheques to reduce the risk of forgery and to minimise potential fraud. The code registers each cheque...

16 April 2018
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Oil & gas

UKEF backs $400m financing to Petrobras

UK Export Finance (UKEF) has guaranteed a financing of up to $400 million from Credit Agricole to Petrobras. The 11-year facility, which expires in...

16 April 2018

APAC could "save $670bn by fully adopting paperless trade"

Up to $673 billion can be saved annually in the Asia Pacific region if the World Trade Organization's Trade Facilitation Agreement and digital and paperless trade...

16 April 2018

Sage adds stripe for faster SME payments

Small business accounting company Sage has announced an integration with payments software platform Stripe in in a bid to accelerate payments to small and medium-sized...

16 April 2018
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Infrastructure, Transport

ACS and Atlantia select 26 banks for Albertis acquisition

Abertis will be sold to a joint venture formed by Atlantia (with 50% plus one share), ACS (with 30%) and its subsidiary Hochtief (with 20% minus one share), according to...

16 April 2018

KfW IPEX: €13.8bn in new loans in 2017

Germany's KfW IPEX-Bank provided new loans totalling €13.8 billion in 2017, new figures show. The Export and Project Finance business sector, for which KfW...

16 April 2018

Is China’s Belt and Road Initiative about to run out of money?

China's ambitious Belt and Road Initiative across Eurasia and Africa is facing a serious financing challenge, according to the country's senior bankers and...

16 April 2018
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Oil & gas

Croatian LNG terminal gets environmental greenlight

Croatia's Ministry of Environmental Protection and Energy has approved the environmental impact study prepared for the floating LNG terminal proposed for the...

16 April 2018
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Infrastructure, Waste and water

ADB signs deals worth $375m to improve irrigation, PPPs in Punjab

The Asian Development Bank has signed two loans with Pakistan worth a total of $375 million to improve irrigation services and promote public-private partnerships in...

16 April 2018
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Renewables

BS Heidelberg signs MoU to develop solar projects in the Mekong Delta

German developer BS Heidelberg Solar GmbH has signed an MoU with Hau Giang provincial People's Committee to develop two solar projects in the Mekong Delta region of...

16 April 2018
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Renewables

IIG reaches financial close on its 20MW Chinchilla solar project

Impact Investment Group has reached financial close for a $12 million 5.5-year senior debt facility for the 19.9MW Chinchilla Solar Farm in the Western Downs region...

16 April 2018
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Renewables

First African floating solar tender to be launched in the Seychelles

The Seychelles Energy Commission (SEC) is holding an information session on April 26 in advance of launching Africa's first floating solar tender. The 4MW of...

16 April 2018
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Oil & gas

IMF resumes lending to Chad following Glencore debt deal

The International Monetary Fund is resuming loan disbursements to Chad after the Central African oil producer reached an agreement in principal to restructure its...

16 April 2018
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Power, Renewables

Brazil schedules A-6 energy auction for August

Brazil's Ministry of Mines and Energy has announced in the Official Gazette that the A-6 energy auction is to be held on August 31. The government is looking to...

16 April 2018
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Power, Renewables

Germany announces combined heat and power tenders

The German federal network agency Bundesnetzagetur has announced a tender for up to 25MW of innovative combined heat and power projects such as solar thermal, geothermal...

16 April 2018
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Metals and Mining

Greenhill hires Goldman Sachs executive director

Independent investment bank Greenhill Australia has hired the former Goldman Sachs metals & mining banker Campbell Cooper to work alongside a former colleague Richard...

16 April 2018
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Oil & gas

TPCD seeks advisory services for Tanzanian LNG project

Tanzania Petroleum Development Corp (TPDC) is out to market for a transaction adviser for its delayed $30 billion LNG export terminal project - a scheme it plans to...

16 April 2018

IFC makes largest ever microfinance investment in Kazakhstan

The International Finance Corporation is providing a senior syndicated loan of $82 million equivalent in Kazakh tenge to microfinance organisation KMF to boost lending to...