Oil & gas heavyweights BP and Eni have signed with Oman’s Ministry of Oil & Gas an exploration and production sharing agreement (EPSA) for Block 77 in central Oman

Australian gold mine developer Resolute Mining has signed an agreement to acquire all shares in Toro Gold for a total value of $274 million – the deal includes majority-owned Mako Gold Mine in eastern Senegal

The deadline to submit bids for the civil works of the 53km Malolos-Clark Railway project in Manila has been extended again, this time to 12 September

Microsoft and the digital business subsidiary of Publicis Groupe have been announced as partners of the world’s first digital-only trade finance bank – Anglo-Gulf Trade Bank (AGTB)

The EBRD has agreed to lend €149 million ($165.8 million) to Ukrenergo to fund improvement to Ukraine’s transmission infrastructure for synchronisation with European electricity networks

The EIB have agreed to lend €44.2 million ($49.2 million) to Alfanar for its 547MW Lanuza onshore wind project in Spain. It had previously said it was considering a loan of €385 million

Japan's Itochu and Transgaz have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop LNG terminals and gas transportation projects in Europe

Enel’s Chilean subsidiary has signed a 10-year agreement with global mining company Anglo American to supply it with up to 3TWh of renewable energy per year

Financier Tradewind has signed on a $600,000 trade finance facility for a Brazilian organic honey exporter

Specialist financier ExWorks Capital has signed a working capital facility with UK-based videogame publisher Outright Games

JSW Steel has signed in an innovative €48.5 million ($54 million) export finance loan with German lenders

Malaysia’s Minister for Transport Loke Siew Fook has revealed that the negotiations with Export Import Bank of China as main lender to the East Coast Rail Link project are finalised

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved the first stage of its three-phased approval process to fund a $1.05 billion power distribution project in Indonesia

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved of a €129 million ($144 million) loan for the €272 million ($303.7 million) Noor Atlas programme in Morocco – 240MW of solar PV split into seven projects in the east and south of the country

Indian financial tech solutions provider Drip Capital has raised $25 million in Series B funding as its looks to develop a blockchain platform for trade finance

Asian Development Bank has called for expressions of interest from individuals to provide legal advice for services undertaken by its PPP unit

Africa-focused renewable energy developer Lekela Power has reached financial close on its $339 million, 250MW wind power scheme in the Gulf of Suez – a site located 30km away from Ras Ghareb, Egypt

International law firm Baker McKenzie has appointed trade and commodity finance lawyer Lodewyk Meyer as a partner based in Johannesburg, South Africa

UK Export Finance has agreed a $73 million loan to the Government of Angola to support an agriculture project in the country