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09 March 2020
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Renewable energy, Traditional energy

Upper Trishuli hydro deal to close in October

Sponsors of the $647 million 216MW Upper Trishuli hydropower project in Nepal - Korea South-East Power (50%), Daelim Industrial (15%), Kyeryong Construction Industrial...

09 March 2020
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Renewable energy

Uzbekistan's Sherabad solar tender attracts interest

According to Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Energy, 54 bidders have responded to its call for expressions of interest in a 200MW solar project in Sherabad, in the (for a...

09 March 2020
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Waste and water

Senegalese waste project to be funded by DFIs

Senegal is expected to sign a DFI-backed loan to finance the $295 million Senegal Municipal Solid Waste Management (SWM) project, which spans several regions of the West...

06 March 2020
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Traditional energy

IFC leads €303m financing for Atinkou power plant in Ivory Coast

The International Finance Corporation has arranged a €303 million financing package for a new €404 million gas fired power project in Côte...

06 March 2020

Nigeria gets approval to seek $22.7bn infrastructure loans

Nigeria’s Senate has approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s plan to borrow $22.7 billion from development banks and creditors to finance infrastructure...

06 March 2020

Somalia clears arrears to International Development Association

Somalia has cleared its arrears to the International Development Association, part of the World Bank Group. The payment was made possible through a $365.9 million...

06 March 2020

Asian Development Bank opens Singapore office

The Asian Development Bank has officially opened its new office in Singapore. The office is led by Sonali Tang, who has worked at ADB for five years in various senior...

05 March 2020
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Mining

China set to approve development of Guinea’s Simandou iron ore mine

China is close to giving the go-ahead for some of its biggest state-owned companies to develop the giant Simandou iron ore mine in Guinea, potentially paving the way for...

05 March 2020

Brazil vies with Argentina for IADB's top job

Brazil plans to push for its own candidate to lead the Inter-American Development Bank, vying with Argentina for the regional lender’s top job, as President Jair...

05 March 2020
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Waste and water

Two final bids for Sfax desal construction

Tunisia’s Societe Nationale d'Exploitation et de Distribution des Eaux (SONEDE) has received final offers from just two of the six prequalified bidding groups...

05 March 2020

Venezuela to sell shares in CAF development bank to pay debt

Venezuela will sell some of its shares in the CAF Latin American development bank to pay down its debt with the lender.The sale was approved at a meeting of the...

05 March 2020

World Bank prices $3.5bn 5-year benchmark bond

The World Bank has priced a $3.5 billion five-year global benchmark bond that matures on 11 March, 2025. The bond pays a semi-annual coupon of 0.75% with an issue...

05 March 2020

CAF approves $200m loan to boost tourism infrastructure in Trinidad and Tobago

CAF - the deveopment bank of Latin America - has approved a $200 million loan to support Trinidad and Tobago’s management, planning and investment of tourism...

04 March 2020
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Manufacturing, Traditional energy

Mozambique-Malawi regional interconnector EPC tender imminent

Mozambique's state-owned electricity utility Electricidade de Mocambique (EdM) is expected to launch an EPC tender for the $130 million Mozambique-Malawi regional...

04 March 2020

AfDB appoints VP for power, energy, climate and green growth

African Development Bank (AfDB) has appointed Dr Kevin Kanina Kariuki as vice president for Power, Energy, Climate & Green Growth, effective from 16 April.Kariuki is...

04 March 2020
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Social infrastructure

Kuwait fund finances Albanian road project

Albania has secured an additional loan of $22 million from the kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development to finance the construction of a road section along the Vlora...

04 March 2020

World Bank Group unveils $12bn support for COVID-19 crisis

The World Bank Group is making $12 billion avaiable to assist countries coping with the health and economic impacts of the coronavirus outbreak.The COVID-19 support...

04 March 2020
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Waste and water

World Bank approves loan for Sichuan water and sanitation project

The World Bank has approved an €89.10 million ($100 million) loan to China to improve rural water supply and sanitation services in Sichuan Province through a public...

04 March 2020

AfDB hires emerging markets specialist Solomon Quaynor

The African Development Bank has appointed Solomon Quaynor as the Vice President for the Private Sector, Infrastructure and Industrialization Complex, effective from 1...

03 March 2020
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Manufacturing, Traditional energy

$200m AIIB loan will improve electricity access in Bangladesh

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) will lend $200 million to Bangladesh to increase access to electricity and improve service efficiency in the capital of...