World Bank seeks to boost firepower by offloading loan risk to investors
Maiden securitisation by group’s corporate lending arm is planned to be first of many, says president
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Oil market brushes off predictions of supply glut
Price of Brent is little changed from late June, with some analysts pointing to China stockpiling as possible explanation
How a patchwork of finance eased sale of Congo oil assets
Lawyers deploy co-ordination skills as smaller players take on maturing African fields from industry majors
US investment bank Jefferies agrees to Japan’s SMFG raising stake to 20%
Second-largest Japanese bank is keen on overseas expansion and taking advantage of increased deals activity
China gold miner boosts Hong Kong with $3.2bn listing
Zijin Mining’s offering comes as prices for precious metal hit record highs