Green Giraffe Advisory has appointed Raul Santos Chozas as head of Iberia to strengthen the firm’s presence in the region. He will be based in Madrid.Chozas has participated in a wide range of transactions, including M&A, project finance, project bonds, and acquisition finance within the... More

Swedish Export Credit Corporation (SEK) is launching two new business areas: Sustainability and Global Trade and Export Finance, and Customer Relations.To further develop the export and project financing business, SEK is creating Global Trade and Export Finance, which will be led by Jens Hedar.... More

A new call for proposals for key cross-border EU energy infrastructure projects worth up to €600 million from the EU budget is being launched by the Commission. Organised by the Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency, the call is open to projects included on the first... More

China has unveiled a slew of countermeasures against tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump, including additional tariffs of 34% on all goods and curbs on the export of some rare earths, deepening an escalating trade war.Trump had announced that China would be hit with a 34% tariff, on top of... More

UK Export Finance has announced plans to step up its support for projects in Serbia. The UK's ECA signed an MoU - the first official document between UKEF and the government of Serbia - to increase collaboration on a range of capital infrastructure and renewable energy projects in the future. More

The WPC joint venture, comprising WhiteWater, MPLX and Enbridge, has reached a final investment decision to construct the Traverse Pipeline along the Gulf Coast.This decision follows the securing of firm transportation agreements with investment-grade shippers. The 36in pipeline, designed to... More

EIB has granted a loan of €260 million (about $287 million) to Stockholm Exergi for the construction of Sweden's first large-scale bioenergy plant with carbon capture and storage (BECCS). A final investment decision on the project was made last month.Beccs Stockholm, which will begin... More

Fermi Energia and Samsung C&T have signed a co-operation agreement to advance the construction of two BWRX-300 small modular reactors in Estonia.The initiative is a significant step towards bolstering Estonian nuclear energy, aiming to ensure energy security and support climate neutrality goals.... More

US regulators have approved Venture Global’s request to place the remaining facilities at its Calcasieu Pass liquefied natural gas export terminal into service.Venture Global had asked FERC for the greenlight to bring the terminal’s power island, pre-treatment, LNG storage, boil-off gas... More

Steel, aluminum and a long list of other metals won’t be subject to “reciprocal” tariffs, in a move that provides relief to domestic buyers and suggests the administration is exercising some caution around commodities where the US is heavily reliant on imports.The long list of... More

Public transport company The Go-Ahead Group has signed a £200 million (almost $260 million) CAPEX facility.KfW IPEX-Bank acted as sole MLA and bookrunner. The facility - which builds on an existing financing from 2023 - was syndicated among six lenders. Go-Ahead has grown significantly... More

Nobel Resources has completed a transaction to acquire four separate copper projects, namely Cuprita, Janett, Pampa Austral and Anais in Antofagasta Region, Chile. Nobel has acquired an option to acquire 100% of each of the projects. Cuprita Project is the most advanced Project being acquired... More

OM Holdings has completed a refinancing process for its subsidiaries, OM Materials and OM Materials, through a $168 million syndicated debt facility and additional working capital and bank guarantee facilities totaling $136 million. The refinancing, supported by both new and existing lenders, offers... More

Coris Bank International's Chad subsidiary has joined Proparco's trade finance programme.Proparco granted to Coris Bank International Chad a package of trade finance instrument guarantees worth €7 million. This will facilitate the import of raw materials necessary for the generation of... More

Minerals 260 has completed a $220 million capital raise by way of an offer of 1,833,333,333 new shares at an issue price of $0.12 per share.Strong interest was received from institutional funds in Asia, North America and Europe in addition to the support received from domestic institutions and... More

The Export-Import Bank of Korea will allocate KRW7 trillion ($4.78 billion) to its Economic Development Cooperation Fund by 2027.The ECA manages the EDCF on behalf of the government, providing long-term, low-interest loans to support industrial growth and economic stability in developing nations... More

Metals One (Met1) has executed a share purchase agreement to acquire the entire issued share capital of FinnAust Mining Finland from fellow-listed 80 Mile.FinnAust holds certain licences comprising the Hammaslahti copper and zinc project, as well as the Outokumpu copper project, in Finland, which... More

Royal Caribbean Cruises has signed a credit agreement to finance the construction of its seventh Oasis-class ship, scheduled for delivery in the second quarter of 2028. The agreement provides the company with a US dollar-denominated term loan, fully guaranteed by BpiFrance Assurance Export. The... More