London-based ICBC Standard Bank has appointed Mark Thompson, a former executive at trading house Trafigura's asset management business, as head of its global base metals trading. He joins the bank from privately-owned miner Treliver Minerals.
Speaking at TXF Global, Jebsen & Jessen CEO Ralf Schwarzhaupt highlighted a booming project pipeline despite Middle East headwinds, calling for fewer regulations, faster...
Long tenors remain the scarce commodity in Sub-Saharan social infrastructure. But Mitrelli has reached financial close on a 19-year Atradius-backed loan for the Katyavala...
Tanzania’s latest standard gauge railway financing shows that African transport corridors can access global liquidity. But only when sovereign risk, export credit, MDB guarantees, Chinese cover and E&S machinery are assembled into a highly bespoke structure.
Speaking at TXF Global, Jebsen & Jessen CEO Ralf Schwarzhaupt highlighted a booming project pipeline despite Middle East headwinds, calling for fewer regulations, faster decision-making, and a level playing field.
Long tenors remain the scarce commodity in Sub-Saharan social infrastructure. But Mitrelli has reached financial close on a 19-year Atradius-backed loan for the Katyavala Bwila University (KBU) expansion in Angola — a structure that shows how ECA cover can push out the tenor envelope for education infrastructure on the continent.
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