Glencore secures approval for McArthur River mine expansion in Australia; Trafigura and DRC’s EGC sign cobalt offtake agreement; AXA XL appoints Nicola Harris as Head of Energy, UK and Lloyd's market

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:

• Glencore’s major expansion plan for the McArthur River zinc mine has been approved by the state government of Northern Territory in Australia

• The Democratic Republic of the Congo's Entreprise Générale du Cobalt (EGC) has signed an off-take agreement with Trafigura

• AXA XL Insurance has promoted Nicola Harris to Head of Energy, UK & Lloyd’s market

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