An Asia-based development finance institution approved today a loan to a $210 million water project across Bangladesh

Norwegian oil and gas company Aker Energy has signed with Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) an agreement to issue $100 million of convertible subordinated bonds to the DFI

Details have emerged on the financing for the Banja Luka-Prijedor motorway PPP in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which reached commercial close late last year (2018)

The 12 prequalified bidding groups on the IFC's 300MW Scaling Solar tender in Ethiopia have been informed by the Ministry of Finance (MoF) of another deadline extension

Beijing-based oil and gas company CNOOC announced today (10 July 2019) that its subsidiary CNOOC China has signed a cooperation framework agreement with Sinopec to optimise potential exploration zones, moderate exploration risks and enhance the success rate of exploration wells off the coast of China

Latin American development bank CAF has approved a $300 million loan for regional infrastructure in Argentina

Total is to divest several UK north sea assets to private equity firm HitecVision and Petrogas – the exploration and production (E&P) company backed by Oman-based conglomerate MB Holding – for $635 million

State-controlled Petrobras has announced a settlement with Brazil’s antitrust body, Cade, to increase competition in the natural gas sector in Brazil

An Asia-based development finance institution (DFI) has come closer to final approval for the creation of a $500 million Asia climate bond portfolio, aimed at promoting development of the climate bond market in AIIB member countries

Carsten Böhler has joined Swiss Export Risk Insurance (SERV) as head of acquisition and representation

Africa50 has hired Opuiyo Oforiokuma as its new head of strategy and investor relations, to lead fundraising efforts with public- and private-sector partners

The European Investment Bank has signed a $25 million loan with Cape Verde's telecoms company to connect the island country to the $173 million EllaLink subsea cable

An Asia-based export credit agency (ECA) has decided to provide commercial and political risk insurance for a combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plants project in Taiwan

An Asia-based development finance institution has passed its concept review this week to finance a $658 million, two-phase water supply and sewage project in central Uzbekistan

The city of Brasov alongside EBRD has launched an invitation for EOIs for advisory services for a healthcare PPP in Romania

Hanergy has signed an EPC+F contract with Congolese energy utility Société nationale d'électricité for the development of up to 400MW of solar projects in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Indonesian president Joko Widodo has asked China to set up a special Belt & Road fund for the country

South Africa-based Absa Bank has signed and closed on a new $500 million two-year term loan, with proceeds to be used for trade finance and other general corporate purposes

Italian energy supplier Green Network has launched a three-year €1.8 billion securitisation programme of trade receivables