Investec has structured a US$10mn uncommitted supply chain finance (SCF) facility for Singapore-headquartered agricultural commodity trader Valency International, marking the first time the bank’s international trade finance team has acted as sole lender on a supply chain deal. The financing...
Valency International operates large-scale commodity processing facilities across four countries in Africa and Asia. Swiss impact investor Blue Earth Capital has provided a $30m private credit loan to Valency International, a global trader, processor and exporter of agricultural commodities which...
Foreign direct investment flows into developing economies dropped to $435 billion in 2023, the lowest level since 2005, as rising trade barriers, geopolitical tensions and growing fragmentation curbed cross-border investment. In its Global Economic Prospects report, the World Bank said...
Both parties hope the partnership will accelerate regenerative agriculture and carbon credit generation across Europe. InSoil, a Lithuanian climate finance company, has struck a €100m agreement with Key Carbon, a voluntary carbon market financier, which will enable conventional farmers to...
Polenergia SA, one of Poland’s top private energy players, just scored big. The company land a massive €142.77 million non-repayable grant from Poland’s Recovery and Resilience Facility (KPO). That cash is going straight into building out its flagship H2Silesia...
1. United States The United States remains the top startup nation globally in 2025, clearly ahead of the rest. Its lead over the United Kingdom has narrowed from five times in 2020 to 3.7 times in 2022, and has held...
Four of the world’s leading trade finance banks have endorsed new industry standards designed to bring clarity and consistency to sustainable finance practices in the global trade sector. Commerzbank, ING, Santander, and Standard Chartered announced their backing of the International...
HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, affirmed that the UAE, under the leadership of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, continues its remarkable...
Indonesia and Singapore have agreed to invest more than US$10 billion in green energy initiatives, marking a major step toward regional sustainability. “The signing of three memorandums of understanding (MoUs) between Indonesia and Singapore today brings benefits to both countries,”...
Vulcan Energy has received building permit approvals for the 30 megawatt geothermal renewable energy plant and electrical substation that forms part of the phase-one Lionheart Project in Germany. Lionheart comprises integrated lithium production and conversion for the battery electric vehicle...
