Adam Boehler, the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) chief executive, has joined officials from the Republic of Ecuador – including President Lenin Moreno and Finance and Economy Minister Mauricio Pozo Crespo – to sign a framework agreement to refinance debt and support private sector investment in the country
The World Bank and the IFC are in the process of completing pre-feasibility studies for 6 road projects in Ukraine that could be brought to the market as PPPs
Oslo-based impact fund manager Empower New Energy has invited expressions of interest from consultancy firms for the legal, technical, tax, and model auditor roles on its renewable energy portfolio in Africa
Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) will finance infrastructure in Brazil totalling up to $1 billion with a special focus on telecommunications (including 5G networks)
Marlim 1 MV33 – made up of companies Modec, Mitsui, Mitsui OSK and Marubeni – have signed a project financing for an FPSO operation project in Brazil’s Marlim oil field
Dammam-based multilateral bank APICORP has announced the raising of $250 million through the reopening of existing bonds
Netherlands-based Climate Fund Managers will provide funding to Abuja-based power developer Konexa to develop a 2.5MW solar PV mini-grids project in Kaduna state, Nigeria
Marlim 1 MV33 – made up of companies Modec, Mitsui, Mitsui OSK and Marubeni – have signed a project financing for an FPSO operation project in Brazil’s Marlim oil field
The government of Australia has granted Major Project Status to a renewables megaproject and the government of Western Australia has approved the environmental impact of the first phase comprising wind and solar capacity
The combined efforts of the US, Israel, and the United Arab Emirates have launched the Abraham Fund, which fulfills a commitment made in the Abraham Accords
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed 2 finance contracts totalling €38 million ($45m) with Tunisia and the National Water Distribution Utility
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is joining this year’s NTT DATA Open Innovation Contest as a partner in the search for potential collaborations with start-ups who have innovative ideas in the area of sustainable trade finance
A group of investors led by Nordea Asset Management have urged project developers to scrap a planned 1.2GW coal-fired power project in Vietnam over climate change concerns
The US Department of Transportation will award $220 million in funding to improve port facilities in 15 states via the Maritime Administration’s Port Infrastructure Development Program
Brazilian national development bank BNDES has agreed to finance the expansion of a biogas plant owned by Geo Eletrica Tamboara in the state of Parana
The USTDA has issued a call for initial proposals to provide grants for new energy and infrastructure projects in Sub-Saharan Africa
ADM Energy has signed on a partnership deal to activate financing for upstream energy projects in Sub – Saharan Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has named Yacine Fal as its director general to the Cabinet Office of the President – effective from the start of November (2020).
Delegates at a two-day virtual event hosted by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the National Bank of Ukraine called for improved policy and regulatory framework to enable the healthy development of factoring
Adam Kasraoui has joined Traydstream as global sales and originations lead, expanding its sales coverage of Middle Eastern banking clients as well as a new focus on the value that Traydstream brings to corporate clients
Saudi Arabia’s efforts to enforce the sweeping reforms of its economic, social, and cultural spheres is symbolised by its pursuit of singular large megaprojects – the objectives of which go to the heart of the House of Saud’s Vision 2030 initiative
As several of the Latin American countries that used to be favorites for foreign investors have become less hospitable and stable in recent months, market participants are taking a fresh look at Colombia and the opportunities it offers in power and renewables.
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