A proposal by China of a new funding structure to finance most of a stalled Standard Gauge Railway extension bordering Uganda will allow Kenya to revive the project.A consortium of Chinese companies will provide 40% of the funding for the $5.3 billion, 475km railway line from Naivasha, a town in the... More

The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €1.5 billion (PLN6.4 billion) Polish scheme to provide state-supported backing of insurance for transport on the territory of Ukraine. Poland, through its export credit agency KUKE, will offer reinsurance to cover... More

US-based investment firm Stonepeak will acquire a 40% stake in Woodside Energy's Louisiana LNG project and contribute $5.7 billion in capital expenditures.Under the partnership, Stonepeak, which manages about $72 billion in assets, will contribute $5.7 billion in capital expenditure for the... More

Atome has inked a definitive $465 million EPC contract with Swiss engineering firm Casale for its 145MW green hydrogen-based fertiliser project in Paraguay, ahead of an expected final investment decision by mid-2025The fixed-price, lump-sum contract sets Casale up to construct the facility in... More

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners is buying Colonial Pipeline, the largest US fuel transportation system, in a deal valued at about $9 billion, including debt.The deal to acquire all assets of Colonial Enterprises, including Colonial Pipeline, is expected to close in the second half of 2025.... More

CVC DIF, the infrastructure strategy of global private markets manager CVC, will acquire 49% of Balance, the biogas subsidiary of Germany-based gas company VNG.The investment will be made through the DIF Infrastructure VII fund and will support the ongoing growth of the business. Biogas will play an... More

Orion Resources has secured a nonbinding, indicative term sheet for a $25 million senior secured credit facility, marking a key step towards restarting gold production at the Cloncurry gold project in northern Queensland.The financing, which remains subject to due diligence and formal documentation,... More

ADB has appointed Sayaka Takahashi as the new Representative at its Japanese Representative Office (JRO) in Tokyo.Prior to this appointment, Takahashi served as principal secretariat specialist at ADB’s Office of the Secretary, where she acted as the primary liaison between ADB’s... More

Wesdome Gold Mines has agreed to buy Angus Gold in a deal worth around $40 million.Under the terms of the agreement, each of the issued and outstanding common shares of Angus that Wesdome does not currently own will be exchanged for $0.62 cash plus 0.0096 of a Wesdome share, representing an... More

Lotus Resources subsidiary Lotus Africa has signed further agreements for uranium sales with another North American utility.The contract pricing is a fixed USD price based on the published long-term prices of leading nuclear market research and analysis companies, less a non-material discount. A... More

Infinity Natural Resources has increased the borrowing base under the company’s credit agreement from $325 million to $350 million. This increase resulted from the regularly scheduled borrowing base redetermination and was supported by each of the lenders of the company’s credit... More

EnCap Investments and the team behind the Double Eagle companies have expanded their partnership by forming Double Eagle Energy Holdings V and Tumbleweed Royalty V with $2.5 billion of equity committed. Headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, Double Eagle V will primarily invest in oil and gas... More

Metals One has signed a share purchase agreement with 80 Mile to acquire the entire issued share capital of FinnAust Mining Finland, a special purpose vehicle.The SPV holds several licences including the Hammaslahti copper-zinc project and the Outokumpu copper project in Finland, both of which are... More

EBRD is providing up to $75 million to Jordan’s Housing Bank for on-lending to MSMEs.The credit line will help increase financing to an underserved segment of Jordan’s economy. It will also support Housing Bank in expanding its MSME loan portfolio and reaching new clients outside the... More

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