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The $40m funding for South Asia Gateway Terminals, including from HSBC, aims to improve twin-lift ship-to-shore cranes which will help increase productivity, improve operational reliability and reduce energy use.

The World Bank Group member opened its fiscal year 2027 funding programme with its largest Australian dollar transaction to date, amid the growing domestic bond market.

HSBC has become the latest bank to sign a $1bn risk-sharing facility with the International Finance Corporation, to help address a trade finance gap in emerging markets.

Vikram Kumar, who has over 20 years of global investment and development expertise, will be based in Singapore.

Hong Kong-headquartered Epic group has secured a $70m sustainability-linked loan and a $30m green loan from IFC.

The facility aims to improve trade finance accessibility in the region. It’s the first agreement the IFC has signed with a Southeast Asian bank under its global trade liquidity programme.

The global trade finance gap is widening due to geopolitical disruptions, supply chain shifts and de-risking, among other factors. This is impacting SMEs in emerging markets, but there are opportunities to close it.

IFC has paired up with Stanchart to create a trade finance facility that corporate treasuries can use to boost business flows in relevant markets.