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22 February 2018
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Renewables

Avaada Power to develop 1.6GW of solar in Uttar Pradesh

Indian renewable energy developer Avaada Power has signed an MoU with the Government of Uttar Pradesh to invest $1.55 billion to develop 1.6GW of solar projects across...

22 February 2018

MPs publish full report into RBS small business scandal

The Treasury committee has published the full unredacted report into Royal Bank of Scotland's "disgraceful" treatment of struggling small businesses that...

22 February 2018

VRS awards Pantheon a $200m infrastructure fund mandate

Pension fund Virginia Retirement System (VRS) has committed $200 million to an account with Pantheon to diversify an infrastructure portfolio that includes stakes in Icon...

22 February 2018

Ziraat out to banks with refi

Ziraat Bank has launched a $1 billion on-lending facility to the bank market via coordinators Standard Chartered and Emirates NBD. The new facility will refinance a...

22 February 2018
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Agri/Soft Commodities

How to buy Bunge? ADM would likely issue equity, say bond investors

US grain merchant Archer Daniels Midland would need to issue equity to help finance a proposed takeover of rival Bunge, according to investors and bond analysts. A...

22 February 2018
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Renewables

First Solar set for 200MW Twiggs County solar project

First Solar is planning to start construction of the US' largest solar project in the southeast in November 2018. The 200MW facility, located near Warner Robins, in...

22 February 2018
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Infrastructure, Transport

HSL plans tender for regional railway operator

Helsinki Regional Transport (HSL) will begin the process of procuring an operator for the Finnish capital's suburban rail network. The cost of the operations and...

22 February 2018
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Transport

Limak Insaat signs with Kuwaiti banks for airport financing

Turkish contractor Limak Insaat has signed a KD249.2 million ($830 million) syndicated credit agreement with the National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) and Kuwait Finance House...

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...