Aksa Energy has signed a financing agreement worth $150 million with Africa Finance Corporation for natural gas-based power plant projects in the African region. Aksa Energy plays a critical role in strengthening the region's energy infrastructure and ensuring energy supply security through... More

EIB has signed a €150 million loan agreement with Alfasigma, a global pharmaceutical company founded in Italy.The financing aims to support Alfasigma’s R&D activities over the three-year period from 2025 to 2027, focusing on new treatments in gastroenterology and hepatology, vascular... More

AIIB has signed a $100 million (in INR equivalent) facility with IIFL Home Finance Limited (IIFLHF) to improve financial access to affordable housing in India.The project specifically targets the economically weaker sections and low-income groups. This investment will also promote green building... More

IDB and Banco Regional de Desenvolvimento do Extremo Sul (BRDE) have executed four debt-conversion transactions totaling $65 million. These transactions strengthen BRDE’s debt-management strategy and establish a new benchmark for the IDB’s foreign-exchange-hedging operations.Conducted... More

The World Bank Group has published a new report to inform industry stakeholders about Vietnam’s current policies and regulatory landscape. The report also provides targeted recommendations to the government and industry to enhance the policy framework to attract and scale up private sector... More

The World Bank has approved a new operation to support the green hydrogen strategy of Pecém Industrial and Port Complex Company (CIPP) and the government of Ceara.The World Bank’s financial support is provided through an investment project financing instrument. The total financing... More

The Zilina Self-Governing Region of the Slovak Republic signed a new framework loan agreement with worth €30 million.Over the next three years, the funds will be used to co-finance strategic projects in the areas of education, healthcare, social services, transport, and sports infrastructure.... More

IFC has appointed Sanaa Abouzaid as its new country manager for Mexico.Abouzaid succeeds Juan Gonzalo Flores, who is taking on new responsibilities within the World Bank Group. Abouzaid comes to Mexico after serving as IFC’s regional manager for Central America, based in Panama City. In... More

Nordic Investment Bank has signed a nine-year loan to co-finance Danish BioCirc Group’s carbon dioxide liquefication and transport investments at its biogas facilities in Denmark.The €27.5 million (DKK205 million) loan is supported by the InvestEU programme and is eligible under... More

EBRD is lending €400 million ($468 million) to Moldova’s state-owned energy trader Energocom to boost the country’s energy security by buying gas and electricity reserves on European markets. The new finance package is made up of a €300 million senior working capital loan for... More

Iraq’s Ministry of Transport has shortlisted 10 international consortiums to bid for the public-private partnership redevelopment of Baghdad International Airport. The selected private operator will invest $400-600 million, fully funding the project with no state contribution. Final... More

EBRD is providing funds to develop sustainable transportation solutions in the city of Osh in the Kyrgyz Republic. This is the second project under the EBRD Green Cities programme, which the city joined in May 2025. EBRD’s loan will finance the acquisition of electric vehicles and support... More

Standard Chartered has appointed Philippe Tabouis as the new Europe head of its infrastructure and development finance group. Based in Paris, Tabouis will lead the teams across the company's markets in Europe.With 25 years of experience at Societe Generale, where he served as head of... More

Germany's Rhein-Neckar-Verkehr (mv) has secured funding of around €400 million to acquire 34 new trams.KfW IPEX-Bank and NORD/LB are making around €122 million available. Alongside the commercial syndicate financing, the European Investment Bank is providing a long-term loan. Overall,... More

Jahan Shamsiev has been named new the head of Mongolia for EBRD. He will be based in the country’s capital, Ulaanbaatar, and is due to take up his duties on 1 September 2025. Shamsiev is succeeding Hannes Takacs, who served in this capacity between 2020 – 2025.Shamsiev joined the bank in... More

A range of businesses in Croatia will gain financing for green and other projects as a result of a €150 million (about $175 million) loan from EIB. The EIB credit is to the Croatian Bank for Reconstruction and Development (HBOR) and targets companies including midcaps and public entities in... More

EIB Global is lending Moldova a total of more than €244 million ($285 million) for planned energy and healthcare upgrades in the country. EIB Global is providing a €143.5 million loan to bolster district heating in the capital Chisinau and a €101 million loan to build a hospital in... More

EIB has signed agreements with Buenavista Infrastructure and Arcano Partners to channel a total of €410 million ($480 million) to new urban development projects, including those promoting affordable housing and others related to sustainable tourism.The agreements were made possible by a... More