South African bank Sasfin has invested equity in digital lending startup Payabill, which will now be able to provide larger loans to SMEs

The European Commission has approved plans for four demonstration floating offshore wind projects off the coast of France

Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced today (26 February) the appointment of Ahmed Saeed as vice-president for Operations 2

The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) will expand its off-grid solar programme into three Sub-Saharan African countries

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has appointed Kansai Electric Power and subsidiary Newjec to serve as its consultant on hydro power PPPs in Nepal

The IFC and two other DFIs are expected provide debt to support two Scaling Solar projects in Senegal being developed by an Engie-led consortium

Total Eren has reached financial close on the 50.4MW Malaspina wind project, located in Argentina’s Southern region

Overseas Private Investment Corporation is providing a second round of debt financing to India’s ReNew Power

The IFC has signed with Telecom Comores a €13 million loan for a $74 million project to expand the company’s mobile network on the island of Comoros

Türk Eximbank has signed on a $380.5 million loan with a bank syndicate led by the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (IITFC)

The government of Zambia is pressing on with its two ongoing rounds of KfW's GET FiT Zambia programme – with a third round soon to follow

Asian Development Bank has invited shortlisted consulting teams to submit proposals to conduct due diligence on a proposed loan for a $300 million gas transmission efficiency enhancement project in Uzbekistan

Japanese bank SMBC has confirmed it has completed a proof of concept of Marco Polo, the trade finance platform powered by Corda blockchain technology

The EBRD has launched a new Green Economy Financing Facility (GEFF) in Armenia that will support SMEs in funding investments in green technologies

German-based trade finance provider Tradewind has closed on a $1.25 million credit facility for a Peru-based fruit exporter

Etihad Credit Insurance has signed an MOU with Standard Chartered Bank to extend trade credit solution to businesses based in the UAE

Bangladesh has set a deadline for firms to submit EOIs for the first phase of the $4 billion Dhaka-Chattogram toll expressway PPP

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has signed a $5 million senior loan with Uzbekistan-based Ipak Yuli Bank for trade finance lending

The European Investment Bank is reviewing loans for two French offshore wind farm projects – the 498MW Fécamp and 480MW Saint-Nazaire projects