The 75% equity stake in South Staffordshire owned by KKR infrastructure funds will be sold to pension funds and institutional investors advised by Arjun Infrastructure...

Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company (MSEDCL) has retendered 1GW of solar capacity in an effort to meet the state government's Renewable Purchase...

The Development Bank of Southern Africa has appointed Boitumelo Mosako as chief financial officer. She previously served as the CFO at the South African Bureau of...

India's YES BANK is tapping into tax data to expand its lending to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). The company plans to offer loans to MSMEs based...

World merchandise trade growth is expected to remain strong in 2018 and 2019 after posting its largest increase in six years in 2017, but continued expansion depends on...

India's Icici Bank has brought in more than 250 corporate customers to its custom-developed blockchain platform for domestic and international trade finance. The...

Black Sea Trade and Development Bank (BSTDB) and Bulgaria’s Postbank - a unit of Greece’s Eurobank - will lend €58.3 million for the...

International Trade Secretary Dr Liam Fox has announced new measures to improve trade between the Commonwealth countries, as well as a range of commercial deals worth...

DEWA and ACWA Power have signed the EPC contract for the $3.87 billion DEWA 700MW CSP project in Dubai - the fourth phase of the Mohamed bin Rashid Solar Park - with...

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is eyeing a new wave of expansion into sub-Saharan Africa and new parts of the Middle East in the coming years that...

US-headquartered startup DadeSystems says social media platforms such as Twitter are now influencing the way businesses handle accounts receivable. DadeSystems adds an...

Emirates NDB has integrated blockchain technology into issued cheques to reduce the risk of forgery and to minimise potential fraud. The code registers each cheque...

UK Export Finance (UKEF) has guaranteed a financing of up to $400 million from Credit Agricole to Petrobras. The 11-year facility, which expires in...

Up to $673 billion can be saved annually in the Asia Pacific region if the World Trade Organization's Trade Facilitation Agreement and digital and paperless trade...

Small business accounting company Sage has announced an integration with payments software platform Stripe in in a bid to accelerate payments to small and medium-sized...

Abertis will be sold to a joint venture formed by Atlantia (with 50% plus one share), ACS (with 30%) and its subsidiary Hochtief (with 20% minus one share), according to...

Germany's KfW IPEX-Bank provided new loans totalling €13.8 billion in 2017, new figures show. The Export and Project Finance business sector, for which KfW...

China's ambitious Belt and Road Initiative across Eurasia and Africa is facing a serious financing challenge, according to the country's senior bankers and...

Croatia's Ministry of Environmental Protection and Energy has approved the environmental impact study prepared for the floating LNG terminal proposed for the...

The Asian Development Bank has signed two loans with Pakistan worth a total of $375 million to improve irrigation services and promote public-private partnerships in...