TXF spoke with Cenk Olcay Seran, director of international development at ECC, to outline the EPC contractor's global footprint, from structuring DFI and ECA-backed debt for renewable projects in the Middle East to working with Ukraine’s government to mobilise private investment to its energy sector.

The political support is definitely there, but offshore wind in the North Sea is producing mixed results. What do the results of the UK auction - and delays to the German auction - mean for progress in offshore’s most mature market?

Cocoa prices have returned to historical averages but the threat of volatility remains, and national regulators are still managing the fallout. Ghana’s Cocobod has committed to a programme of reform but first it must establish a new funding model that can pay for fresh investment.