Lila Granda talks strategy in her first interview since her appointment as head of political risk & credit, and Vantage Risk Companies’ admission to Berne Union as full members. How does the company work with MDBs and DFIs? How do fronting solutions help? What is the role of CPRI in sustainable... More
Export-Import Bank of Malaysia has signed a $19.97 million (MYR86.47 million) financing agreement with Global Tower Corporation to construct and operate telecommunication tower services in Cambodia. The funding to GTC - a 75% owned subsidiary of Malaysia's Rohas Tecnic - will support the... More
The Export-Import Bank of China has signed re-lending facility agreements with two private banks in Mexico and Panama in an effort to help Taiwanese exporters sell goods to the Latin American market.Chexim penned the re-lending facility accords with Intercam Banco of Mexico, and Panama's BAC... More
The Minerals Security Partnership Finance Network will attempt to boost ECA and DFI support for critical mineral projects around the world. At a time of uncertainty in the metal markets, government collaboration will be welcomed. But how can MSP members successfully manage a unique cocktail of... More
The Maldives has arranged a portion of a loan taken out from the Export-Import Bank of China to be refinanced.The government said $75 million needed to be refinanced in order to pay back a portion of the $378 million loan taken out in 2015 for the Velana International Airport project. The... More
JPMorgan Chase & Co is in talks to start trading physical LNG again after more than a decade on the sidelines.The move lines up with CEO Jamie Dimon’s calls for an increase in domestic production and energy exports. The bank has held talks to secure a long-term LNG supply with at... More
The Export-Import Bank of Malaysia is set to increase its financing for the country's MSMEs.Under the Exporter Sustainability Incentive Scheme (SIP2), Malaysia Exim will offer financing of up to MYR20 million (about $4.6 million) per exporter at a rate of up to 1% for up to seven years. As part... More
Hillgrove Resources has executed a $10 million stand-by debt facility with Freepoint Metals and Concentrates. The facility provides Hillgrove’s balance sheet with additional financial flexibility as the company scales up operations at the Kanmantoo Copper Mine, in South Australia.... More
EDC and NEXI have signed an MOU, which affirms the organizations’ commitment to strengthening Canada-Japan relations and working towards shared outcomes in the Indo-Pacific and beyond.Both organizations commit to connecting Canadian and Japanese investors and exporters in key areas such as... More
Algeria will increase the capital of its national investment fund - Fonds National d'investissement (FNI) - by nearly 83% to ensure sufficient funds for investors seeking to set up projects.From DZD150 billion ($1.06 billion), FNI’s capital will be raised to DZD275 billion ($2.06 billion).... More
Trafigura has completed the acquisition of 50% of the shares in Meroil Tank from the oil operator Meroil for an undisclosed sum. Meroil Tank will now operate as a 50:50 joint venture company with assets that include 356,000 m³ of refined oil products storage infrastructure within the port... More
Norton Rose Fulbright has promoted Henri Weil to counsel.Weil joined Norton Rose Fulbright’s Paris trade and commodity finance team in 2019. Weil advises clients on a wide range of cross-border trade and commodities finance transactions and products in emerging and developed markets, with... More
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Full detailsGermany’s state-owned SEFE signed an agreement to purchase gas from ConocoPhillips for ten years, the latest move by the company to secure fuel supplies for Europe.The agreement is for up to nine billion cubic meters of natural gas, with first deliveries already completed, the company said.... More
Air Liquide and CNOOC have completed the longest liquid hydrogen transport from Europe to China, marking a significant milestone in global energy transportation.Utilizing specialized insulated tanks, the shipment covered over 20,000km from Rotterdam to Yantian. The project embarked from Europe under... More
CNOOC has started production at the Xijiang 30-2 Oilfield Xijiang 30-1 Block Development Project in the South China Sea.This is the fifth oil and gas project the state-backed company has put onstream in the South China Sea this year and the eighth across its portfolio in 2024.... More
The US Department of Energy has announced an investment of $428 million in grants aimed at supporting clean energy manufacturing across 15 coal-affected communities.The initiative targets 14 projects spearheaded by small- and medium-sized enterprises in regions with decommissioned coal facilities.... More
A number of trade finance banks have joined Surecomp's RIVO ecosystem. Credit Agricole CIB, Danske Bank, and Mizuho are all among the latest adopters to leverage the collaborative trade finance platform.The addition of these banks underscores RIVO’s growing influence to enhance efficiency,... More
Singapore LNG Corporation has inked an agreement with a subsidiary of MOL to charter a new floating storage and regasification unit, which will have storage capacity of 200,000 m3 and a regasification capacity of 5 million tonnes per annum. The FSRU will be built by Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean,... More
Aerial intelligence solutions group Volatus Aerospace has closed C$15 million ($10.8 million) in funding from Export Development Canada and Investissement Quebec.The total funding is comprised of C$7.5 million from Investissement Quebec in the form of a secured convertible debenture, and a C$7.5... More
North Macedonia's Nomagas has issued a new €83.7 million ($90.6 million) tender for the construction of its part of a natural gas interconnector with Greece, about a year after the first tender, according to an EU procurement notice.The project involves the construction of a 67km gas... More