Matrix Renewables, a portfolio company of private equity firm TPG, has clinched a debt package for an operating solar complex in Colombia with support from Bancolombia and the Inter-American Development Bank

Vulcan Energy has signed a binding lithium hydroxide offtake agreement with Umicore, a company focused on cathode materials production used in lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles

Kyriba – the cloud-based finance and IT solutions group – has launched Kyriba Working Capital Solutions as part of its effort to close the reported $3.4 trillion trade financing gap and help corporate buyers support suppliers, especially at-risk SME suppliers

Metalloinvest – the Russian iron ore and HBI producer and supplier – has signed an agreement with EZTM for the supply of equipment for the construction of a second ball rolling facility at Alexey Ugarov OEMK

Enbridge Inc has closed the acquisition of Moda Midstream Operating from Encap Flatrock Midstream for $3 billion

Rosneft and a consortium of Vitol (75%) and Mercantile & Maritime Energy (25%) have closed a deal to sell a 5% stake in the authorized capital of Vostok Oil

An Engie-led consortium has signed a second set of project documents for the $560 million, 500MW Gulf of Suez II wind farm in Ras Ghareb with the EETC - with significant support from EBRD

The executing agency is procuring an adviser on an Rmb2.134 billion ($331 million) healthcare infrastructure programme with 2 potential PPPs in central China

The Chilean mining ministry has opened a tender for the exploration and production of up to 400,000 metric tons of new lithium resources.

Treasury Intelligence Solutions (TIS) – leading provider of cloud-based payment and liquidity management platforms – has made Axel Goedecke its new director of product management

Chinsay, the digital contracting processes company focused on commodity and freight markets, and AXSMarine, a provider of SaaS solutions for dry, tanker and liner chartering, are collaborating to bring further benefits to clients

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is supporting olive-oil production in Tunisia with a TND 20 million (€6.2m) loan to Compagnie Générale des Industries Alimentaires

The Black Sea Trade and Development Bank (BSTDB) will provide a $6 million SME loan facility to the Development and Investments Corporation of Armenia (DICA) for on-lending to domestic SMEs

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is extending a loan of up to €5 million to UniCredit Bank Banja Luka in Bosnia and Herzegovina to improve access to finance for local SMEs

VTB Group is launching a new business line that it says will be targeted at climate finance and carbon market operations in Russia and internationally

CEC Bank – Romania’s oldest financial institution – is pioneering the use of low-code application development in the banking sector, with the launch of business current account packages that SMEs and sole traders can register for and manage 100% online

UKEF has increased its international business development network with 4 hires in North America, Africa and Asia-Pacific

The Export-Import Bank of Korea has signed an MoU with Greek company Angelicoussis for financial assistance to South Korean shipbuilders securing orders less-polluting shipping fleets

The UK’s international trade secretary has announced the launch of discussions on a new export and investment partnership between UK and Italy that is designed to boost trade between the two nations