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UK advances £100m aerospace supply-chain finance fund

The British Business Bank is progressing plans for a £100m aerospace supply-chain fund intended to provide structured debt capital to high-potential UK suppliers preparing for future aircraft programmes. The proposed fund is being developed with the UK government and major...

#aerospace finance#Airbus#British Business Bank

UK sets aside £500m guarantee capacity for IP-rich SME...

The British Business Bank is making up to £500m of existing guarantee capacity available to support lending to intellectual property-rich…

#alternative finance#British Business Bank#CDFIs


MIGA and Deutsche Bank launch €1bn trade finance guarantee...

The World Bank Group’s Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency and Deutsche Bank have launched a €1bn guarantee platform aimed at expanding…

#Africa#Deutsche Bank#emerging markets


Global investment rebounds to US$1.6tn but productive finance remains...

Global foreign direct investment rose by 6% to US$1.6tn in 2025, ending two consecutive years of decline, according to UN…

#development finance#emerging markets#foreign direct investment


Latin America investment rises 14% but new project pipeline...

Foreign direct investment into Latin America and the Caribbean rose by 14% to US$188bn in 2025, while the value of…

#Brazil#foreign direct investment#infrastructure finance


World Bank says exports support China growth as domestic...

China’s economy remained resilient in the first half of 2026, supported by exports, high-technology investment and policy measures, according to…

#China#exports#manufacturing


UKEF launches £50bn defence export fund in largest expansion...

UK Export Finance has launched a new £50bn Defence Export Fund, creating the largest expansion of financial support in the…

#defence exports#ECA finance#export finance


EBRD Ukraine package unlocks new bank lending for MSMEs...

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has signed new agreements in Ukraine that are expected to enable €845m in…

#banking#development finance#EBRD


What IFC and Santander’s supply chain finance deal could...

The World Bank Group’s private-sector arm, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), and Banco Santander launched a supply chain finance risk-sharing…

#Banco Santander#emerging markets#IFC


EU clears Romania development bank support to boost SME...

The European Commission has approved state aid measures for Romania’s national investment and development bank, Banca de Investiții și Dezvoltare,…

#development bank#European Commission#guarantees


EU releases first €3.2bn Ukraine loan tranche as reconstruction...

The European Union has disbursed the first €3.2bn tranche of its Ukraine Support Loan, opening a new phase in Europe’s…

#development finance#European Union#export finance


Afreximbank says Africa can turn geopolitical disruption into trade...

Afreximbank has launched its 2026 African Trade Report, arguing that Africa can convert geopolitical disruption and supply chain fragmentation into…

#Afreximbank#African Trade Report#geopolitical risk

Afreximbank signs US$500m Tunisia facility to support imports and...

Afreximbank has signed a US$500m term loan facility with the Central Bank of Tunisia to support essential imports, maturing trade…

#Afreximbank#Central Bank of Tunisia#development finance

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