Adam Boehler, the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) chief executive, has joined officials from the Republic of Ecuador – including President Lenin Moreno and Finance and Economy Minister Mauricio Pozo Crespo – to sign a framework agreement to refinance debt and support private sector investment in the country
The Global Supply Chain Finance Forum (GSCFF) – an initiative comprising leading finance institutions – has released a new guidance document on payables finance, to aid financial institutions, accounting firms, rating agencies and regulators in gaining clarity and consistency on the various terms and techniques
An adviser to a government-owned company of a state on India's Malabar Coast has extended the deadline for consultancy firms to express their interest to assist on transport PPP projects
The government of New South Wales (NSW) has unveiled a A$32 billion ($22.8bn) private investment plan for new electricity infrastructure
Brazilian development bank BNDES has signed a contract with a consulting firm to develop the studies that will serve as the basis for the pilot PPP project for early education in the municipality of Teresina, the capital of Piauí state
Chilean ministries of public works (MOP), transport and finance have launched an infrastructure package to boost the economic recovery in the country
Deutsche Bank has established a supply chain financing solution for BASF China, supporting the company and its suppliers in China with world-class working capital capabilities
DMCC – the Free Zone and Government of Dubai Authority on commodities trade and enterprise – has announced the official opening of a representative office in Shenzhen, China
The EIB and European bilateral development finance institutions (EDFI) members have expanded the existing European Financing Partners (EFP) scheme to reduce the economic impact of Covid-19 on companies in developing countries
The transaction adviser to a solar energy project in Fiji Islands is calling on consultancy firms to express interest to assist with reaching the project's commercial close
The Association of European Development Finance Institutions has announced that it will stop investing in fossil fuel projects by 2030.
Zambia-based energy company Africa GreenCo Group has signed $1.5 million in convertible loans from two lenders to establish an intermediary offtaker of renewable energy in the Southern African state through its subsidiary GreenCo Power Services
Squire Patton Boggs has hired Ahmed Butt as a financial services partner – he brings his Islamic finance expertise to the firm’s office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
The AFD has signed with CTSA a $120 million loan for the construction of the $765.7 million T3 and T4 lines of the Casablanca tramway in the Moroccan capital city
Cross-border trade digitisation platform #dltledgers has hired veteran banker Farooq Siddiqi as its Co-chief executive
Alfa-Bank has joined the Contour international network of trade finance, which interconnects trade companies and banks and ensures fast, reliable and transparent process of drafting, issuing and advising L/C
US-based developer Fluence Corporation has reached financial close on its €165 million water treatment plant at the Lagune Aghien freshwater reserve near Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
A multilateral development bank is recruiting an adviser on a solid waste management PPP project in South East Asia country
IJGlobal has learned the financing details of FCC/Meridiam’s A465 road PPP project in Wales
Danish renewable energy company Ørsted announced today its intention to issue green bonds in local currency to help finance the 900MW Greater Changhua 1 & 2a offshore wind farm
Saudi Arabia’s efforts to enforce the sweeping reforms of its economic, social, and cultural spheres is symbolised by its pursuit of singular large megaprojects – the objectives of which go to the heart of the House of Saud’s Vision 2030 initiative
As several of the Latin American countries that used to be favorites for foreign investors have become less hospitable and stable in recent months, market participants are taking a fresh look at Colombia and the opportunities it offers in power and renewables.
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