The ECOWAS Regional Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency has invited EoIs from consultancy firms for the advisory services on the West African Clean Energy Corridor initiative

The Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company has informed prequalified bidders for the 100MW West Nile concentrated solar power project that the tender has been cancelled

Morocco-based commercial lender CIH Bank has gone live with Finastra’s Fusion Corporate Channels and Fusion Trade Innovation, to digitize its end-to-end corporate banking services

The Italian government is rumoured to be seeking to become a prominent shareholder in the broadband company currently being set up to act as a sole service provider in the country

Spain's Ortiz Construcciones y Proyectos has requested an up-to-$20 million credit line from development finance institution IDB Invest to pay its suppliers in Panama, Colombia, and Mexico

The global trade finance market is currently witnessing strong growth, according to a report published by IMARC Group

Adam Boehler, chief executive of DFC, today joined Ivanka Trump – advisor to the President – to announce DFC’s intent to catalyze an additional $6 billion of private sector investment in global women’s economic empowerment

Bridgwater based manufacturer Vapormatt secured 7 overseas contracts and increased its turnover by 40% thanks to bond support from the UK government’s export credit agency, UK Export Finance

Russian financial services company Sberbank has successfully structured a trade finance deal with Egyptian authorities for the purchase of wheat – marking a first for the organisation

Trade Digitisation provider Bolero International has joined the Marco Polo network, bringing Bolero’s e-Bill of Lading (BL) including e-documents and e-presentation solutions to the trade finance network.

South Africa’s power utility Eskom has invited bids for the development of an 80MW/320MWh battery storage project in Vredendal, Western Cape

Expressions of interest from consultants are due today – 6 August, London time – to assist Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Healthcare on the priority project of its Hospitals Modernisation Programme, following 2 deadline extensions

The Emirati government has named energy minister Suhail Al Mazrouei as head of fuel retailer Emarat and ADNOC’s head Sultan al-Jaber as head of Emirates Development Bank

The USTDA has signed a grant for Abuja-based energy developer Konexa to fund a feasibility study for 2.5MW of solar PV and 30MW of hydropower in Kaduna State, Nigeria

The IFC is providing $140 million in loans to Vietnam Prosperity Joint Stock Commercial Bank (VPBank) and Orient Commercial Joint Stock Bank (OCB) to help them support clients, especially SMEs impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic

The US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) board of directors has approved new members of the agency’s inaugural Development Advisory Council, which advises on ways to increase development impact

Thailand is considering a PPP model for the operations of a section of the Bangkok mass transit system Red Line. Meanwhile the ministry has proposed the building of two new rail lines

Netherlands-based project company Buzios5 MV32 has reached financial close on the financing of an FPSO chartered to Brazilian Petrobras

The humanitarian aid NGO Mercy Corps is expecting to receive EoIs soon for the design, build, and operate of solar mini-grids at three refugee camps in the Ogaden region of Ethiopia