2026 – Page 2 – Commodity Market Collateral

Angola seeks $4.8 billion Chinese loan for refinery in first major Beijing financing bid since 2017.

February 26, 2026
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Finance

Sonangol CEO Sebastiao Gaspar Martins told reporters on Wednesday that the financing push targets the next phase of the $6.2 billion refinery project, which has been designated a national...

Africa targets its $2.5trillion capital pool to accelerate cross-border infrastructure projects.

February 26, 2026
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Finance

The Africa Infrastructure Financing Facility (AIFF) created jointly by AUDA-NEPAD and the Alliance of African Multilateral Financial Institutions was unveiled on 14 February during the Third Presidential High-Level Dialogue...

First Venezuela Oil Cargoes Chartered Since US Supply Deal.

February 26, 2026
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Finance

Trading houses and buyers of Venezuelan oil have chartered the first very large crude carriers (VLCCs) to export from the South American country since a Caracas-Washington supply deal began,...

China’s lithium price soars after Zimbabwe export ban.

February 26, 2026
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Finance

China’s lithium prices surged on Thursday after Zimbabwe suspended all raw mineral exports, raising concerns about potential supply disruptions amid growing demand for energy storage. Lithium, often called “white...

America’s $901 billion trade deficit is like ‘chronically high cholesterol,’ top economist says, and Trump’s 150-day tariffs are the wrong medicine.

February 26, 2026
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Finance

President Donald Trump has framed the U.S. trade deficit as a “national emergency” and a threat to Americans’ “way of life” throughout his second term. It was why he invoked the...

China puts Japanese companies on export control lists as tensions rise.

February 25, 2026
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Finance

China on Tuesday put 20 Japanese companies on an export control list and 20 others on a watchlist, as tensions continue over the Japanese leader’s previous comments on Taiwan , the...

Shell Signs LNG Deal to Boost Supply to Southern Europe.

February 25, 2026
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Finance

Shell and Greek energy and metals firm Metlen have signed a cooperation deal for LNG supply and trading, which would boost deliveries to Greek import terminals and supply to...

Exclusive-ByteDance valued at $550 billion in proposed share sale by General Atlantic.

February 25, 2026
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Finance

Investment firm General Atlantic is selling an equity stake in ByteDance in a deal that values the Chinese social media giant at $550 billion, two people with knowledge of...

Russia Uncovers 228.6 Carat Diamond In Arkhangelsk.

February 24, 2026
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Finance

Russia’s AGD Diamonds has recovered a rare, high-quality diamond weighing 228.62 carats at the Grib deposit in the Arkhangelsk Region. AGD Diamonds said that its specialists have classified the crystal as...

Kuwait’s KPC draws BlackRock, Brookfield, EIG to possible US$7 billion pipeline deal.

February 24, 2026
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Finance

National oil company Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) has held early stage talks with a large group of potential investors over a US$7 billion stake sale in its crude oil...

Year: 2026