PIDG-member GuarantCo has signed with Orabank Côte d'Ivoire a $15 million guarantee to support the latter’s infrastructure portfolio in the west Africa region

Asian Development Bank has approved a sector development program comprised of a $50 million policy-based loan package and $23 million in project investments to support the energy transition of Cambodia

Vietnam has become the latest country to join the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP), accepting a $15.5 billion public and private finance offered by a group of high-income countries to transition away from coal.

The Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) has approved a record-breaking $700 million credit to modernise and reconstruct infrastructure in Costa Rica following the passage of several tropical storms.

The government of Brazil’s Mato Grosso state has purchased part of the BR-163 highway PPP from creditors of former concessionaire Novonor for the symbolic price of R$1.

Africa-focused power developer Globeleq has signed with 3 lenders a $71.9 million debt package for the 35MW Menengai geothermal power project in Nakuru County, Kenya.

The Thai government has given its approval for the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) to develop a Bt14.8 billion ($427m) dock PPP at Map Ta Phut deep-sea port in the Eastern Economic Corridor.

Filipino power distributor Manila Electric plans to obtain a grant from the United States Trade and Development Agency to study nuclear energy in the archipelago

An AMEA Power-led consortium has been awarded the $120 million, 120MW Doornhoek solar project as part of bid window 6 (BW6) of South Africa’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REI4P)

Encryption specialist Arqit Quantum has signed a contract with Traxpay – a leader in supply chain financing solutions – to deliver quantum-safe digital finance instruments, enabling supply chain actors to conduct business more efficiently and securely in the new digital trade era

TradeSun – a provider of artificial intelligence solutions for trade compliance and automation – has acquired data company Coriolis Technologies, to accelerate ESG-compliant trade

Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Energy has announced the launch of the request for proposals (RFP) stage for independent power producers to develop a 300MW solar PPP in the south east.

Brazilian development bank BNDES has approved financing for the first 12 years of Blocks 1 and 4 of Rio de Janeiro's water and sewage services infrastructure PPP.

The Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has announced a $38 million share capital increase following an equity injection signed with 4 members.

Saudi and Chinese companies have signed 34 energy and infra investment agreements as part of Chinese President Xi Jinping's 3-visit to the Kingdom

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank has signed a $200 million on-lending facility with the Industrial Development Bank of Turkey to support the country to reach climate mitigation and adaptation goals in line with the Paris Agreement

The Colombian government has awarded Sacyr's local subsidiary the Canal del Dique PPP after several months’ delay

The government of Bangladesh has mandated the office of public-private partnership, under the Asian Development Bank, to advise on a PPP road connectivity project in Bangladesh

The G7 countries is planning a new offer of $15 billion public and private finance to Vietnam in hopes it can sway the country to pursue energy transition away from coal.