Financing

Digital securities are moving beyond issuance and settlement experiments as financial institutions explore their use in collateral and financing workflows. The development is significant because collateral markets depend on the rapid movement, valuation and reuse of assets across multiple...

Securities financing is becoming more time-sensitive as shorter settlement cycles change the pace at which securities and collateral need to move through the market. For World Finance Informs, the shift is important because securities lending and repo support the...

SoftBank Group has launched a jumbo bond sale exceeding $11 billion to help finance its planned investment in OpenAI. The offering consists of $10 billion of senior unsecured dollar notes and an additional €1 billion of euro-denominated notes, marking...

The World Bank Group has mobilised a record $112 billion in private capital during fiscal year 2026, more than tripling the $35 billion figure recorded in FY2022 and marking a substantial increase from $69 billion in FY2025. Combined with...

The African Development Bank and Korea's Export-Import Bank have formalised a new co-financing partnership aimed at channelling additional capital into projects across Africa. The two institutions signed a memorandum of understanding on 9 September 2026 in Seoul, establishing a...

The US International Development Finance Corporation confirmed that its Board of Directors approved more than $8 billion in new DFC investments on 16 September 2026. The approvals cover a broad range of financing mechanisms including loans, guarantees, equity investment...

Tradeweb has announced the launch of a local-to-local trading and post-trade workflow on its Alternative Trading System for Sukuk and Saudi Riyal-denominated debt instruments in Saudi Arabia. The development marks a significant step in connecting electronic execution with the...