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01 October 2018

ADB approves $500,000 for EXIM Bank of Pakistan

The Asian Development Bank has approved technical assistance worth $500,000 to help operationalise EXIM Bank of Pakistan. Pakistan is likely to ask the ADB to capitalise...

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28 September 2018
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Traditional energy

AfDB lends Eskom $205m for network upgrade

South African state-owned power firm Eskom will get a $205 million (2.9 billion rand) loan from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to upgrade and expand its transmission...

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28 September 2018

AIIB plans $541m loans for Bangladesh infrastructure, power projects

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) plans to provide $541 million in loans for three infrastructure and power projects in Bangladesh. The bank is...

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28 September 2018

IL&FS may stop funding long-term projects

Cash-strapped Mumbai-headquartered Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS) is to focus on management and execution of infrastructure projects, and...

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28 September 2018

€30m EIB loan boosts access to finance for Georgian SMEs

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has agreed to lend €30 million to Georgia's TBC Bank in order to broaden access to finance for the...

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28 September 2018
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Waste and water

ADB approves first municipal solid waste project in China

The Asian Development Bank has approved a $150 million loan for a project that will improve municipal solid waste (MSW) management in ten counties and county-level cities...

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28 September 2018

NIB and Orusts Sparbank sign loan deal for Swedish SMEs

The Nordic Investment Bank and Sweden’s Orusts Sparbank have signed a €12.5 million (SEK 130 million) to finance investments in small and...

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28 September 2018

EBRD boosts trade with $50m loan to Banque Misr, Egypt

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a new $50 million trade facility to Banque Misr, Egypt to support the expansion of international...

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28 September 2018

Egypt receives final $500m tranche of AfDB loan

Egypt has received the third and last $500 million tranche of a $1.5 billion African Development Bank (AfDB) loan which will support the government’s development...

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27 September 2018
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Social infrastructure

ADB helps finance $360m elevated highway project in Colombo

The Asian Development Bank has agreed to provide a $300 million loan to help finance the construction of about 5.3km of elevated toll highway with related facilities...

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27 September 2018

Zhao Huan to be named China Development Bank chairman

Zhao Huan is to be named chairman of China Development Bank. Zhao was president of Agricultural Bank of China before the move.

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27 September 2018

OPIC, Stanbic Bank issue $125m loan guarantee for Botswana's cutting, polishing industry

The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), Stanbic Bank Botswana - a member of Standard Bank Group, and Botswana Finance have signed a $125 million loan...

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27 September 2018
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Social infrastructure

€104.5m NIB loan finances new section of motorway in Norway

The Nordic Investment Bank and the Norwegian toll-road operator Ferde AS have signed a €104.5 million loan with a maturity of 17.5 years to finance the...

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27 September 2018

Madan to lead World Bank's financial structuring and PPP practice

Sebnem Erol Madan has been appointed as head of the World Bank's newly-consolidated financial structuring and public-private partnerships practice. She brings...

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27 September 2018
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Social infrastructure

$300m ADB loan will finance new section Georgia's East–West Highway

The Asian Development Bank has approved a $300 million loan to finance the construction of a four-lane, 12km road on the East West Highway between Khevi and Ubisa in...

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27 September 2018
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Renewable energy

Africa50 to support development of Africa's natural gas for clean power

Africa50 will support the development of the continent's natural gas resources to help countries produce clean power, accelerate their industrialization and provide...

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27 September 2018

OPIC and JICA sign agreement on cofinancing in developing nations

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has signed a memorandum of cooperation with the US-headquartered Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) to...

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26 September 2018

EBRD signs €35m risk-sharing facility with Citadele Bank

Businesses in Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania are set to receive better access to finance under an unfunded risk-sharing facility of up to €35 million provided by the...

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26 September 2018

ADB: Growth holding up in APAC but trade tensions pose risks

A new report by the Asian Development Bank says growth remains stable across most of developing Asia due to robust domestic demand, buoyant oil and gas prices, and a...

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26 September 2018

EU and Iran to launch financial facility to ease trade

Five world powers and Iran have agreed to set up a financial facility in the European Union to facilitate payments for Iranian imports and exports, including oil - a key...