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07 December 2017
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Infrastructure

Portugal launches new hospital PPP tender

Portugal has launched the tender for the Hospital de Lisboa Oriental PPP concession – the first major PPP auction since the country’s debt crisis. The new...

07 December 2017

Seneca Trade Partners hires Mark McGuire as director and shareholder

Merseyside-based trade finance provider Seneca Trade Partners has appointed Mark McGuire as a new director and shareholder. He joins from his previous role as managing...

07 December 2017

King & Spalding boosts trade practice in Geneva

Law firm King & Spalding has hired two senior counsel to its trade practice in Geneva. Hannes Welge joins from the European Commission, while Hamid Mamdouh was...

07 December 2017

Commonwealth Bank of Australia to issue a bond on the blockchain

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia could issue a bond over a blockchain system as early as next year. The bond would be transferred and paid for over a blockchain-based...

07 December 2017
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Infrastructure, Transport

ADB provides $330m to Afghanistan to complete national ring road

The financing will support the construction of 151km of road connecting the towns of Qaisar and Dari Bum in northwestern Afghanistan. The road is the last section of the...

07 December 2017

Chexim agrees $153m loan to upgrade Harare airport

The Export-Import Bank of China has agreed a $153 million loan facility to Zimbabwe for the upgrade of the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport. The loan, which...

07 December 2017
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Agri/Soft Commodities, Infrastructure, Manufacturing & equipment, Metals and Mining, Oil & gas, Power, Renewables, Telecoms and Communications, Transport, Waste and water

Myingyan: Plugging Myanmar's power gap

The Myingyan IPP financing – Myanmar’s debut in the project finance market – has set the blueprint for future deals. But considerable regulatory change is still needed to...

07 December 2017
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Transport

MAG sells Bournemouth Airport to Rigby Group

Following a recent £45 million investment in facilities, Manchester Airport Group (MAG) has sold Bournemouth Airport to Regional and City Airports (RCA), the...

07 December 2017
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Renewables

Preliminary approval for 20MW Norge solar project

California-based solar company SunPower Devco has received preliminary approval for its proposed 20MW solar project in Norge, Virginia, from James City County planners...

07 December 2017
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Infrastructure, Renewables

Foresight launches UK energy and infra fund

The Foresight Group has announced the launch of the FP Foresight UK Infrastructure Income Fund that will target a 5% annual return on investments in UK listed renewable...

07 December 2017
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Infrastructure, Transport

Angel Trains refinances £835m rolling stock procurement

Rolling stock leasing company Angel Trains Group has arranged £835 million of new funding to refinance the procurement of 665 Bombardier multiple-unit cars that...

07 December 2017

IMF concerns over Pakistan's CPEC debts

An IMF delegation in Pakistan for meetings with the Ministry of Planning & Development and the Ministry of Finance has expressed concerns about the repayment...

07 December 2017

Glencore: Gill Marcus appointed independent director

Commodity giant Glencore has appointed Gill Marcus as an independent non-executive director of the company, with effect from 1 January 2018. She was governor of the South...

07 December 2017
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Power

KEPCO boss to step down after winning preferred bidder status on Toshiba's UK nuclear project

The head of KEPCO, and former Korean vice minister of trade, industry and energy, has offered to step down following the announcement that the Toshiba Corp. has selected...

07 December 2017
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Power, Renewables

Planning approved for 50MW Welsh solar plus storage project

The Welsh Isle of Anglesey County Council has granted planning permission approval for the proposed 49.9MW solar plus storage project submitted by Countryside Renewables...

07 December 2017

Trafigura secures Asian borrowing base

Trafigura has refinanced its Asian borrowing base facility with a new $1.5 billion one-year syndicated facility. The deal is led by facility agent and...

07 December 2017

Serbia to upgrade railway maintenance depot with EBRD loan

The EBRD is providing loans worth a total of €47 million to the Serbian railway passenger operator JSC Srbija Voz to finance the expansion and upgrade of a...

07 December 2017
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Infrastructure, Renewables, Transport

Pantheon acquires 5 energy and toll assets from Marguerite

The Marguerite Fund has sold a portfolio of five operational assets to global private markets fund investor Pantheon. The assets include interests in two offshore wind...

07 December 2017

Bank Indonesia may ban bitcoin over terror and crime fears

Bank Indonesia is considering new regulations that would outlaw bitcoin transactions from 2018. The bank is seeking the ban due to concerns over bitcoin's potential...

07 December 2017
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Oil & gas

Israel, Cyprus, Greece and Italy sign MoU for Eastmed pipeline

The governments of Israel, Cyprus, Greece and Italy have signed a quadrilateral MoU for the development of the €6 billion Eastmed Pipeline project to connect...