Almaty ring road reaches FC; BHP to pay $840m for early end to thermoelectric contract in Chile; and trade finance start-up Incomlend raises $20m

In today's daily round-up of export, trade and commodity finance news, TXF's Max Thompson covers the latest stories and trends across the market:

• Kazakhstan's 66km BAKAD ring road project has reached financial close, making it the largest public-private partnership project in the country and Central Asia

• BHP-controlled Chilean copper mines Escondida and Spence will jointly pay $840 million for an early end to a contract signed in 2008

• Singapore-based invoice marketplace Incomlend has raised $20 million in a new financing round

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