UK support for Mozambique gas plant fuelling conflict, says Friends of the Earth; BNDES exits Vale with $2bn bonds sale; Ex-civil servant had $8m stake in Greensill

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:

• UK support for Mozambique gas plant fuelling conflict, says Friends of the Earth

• Brazilian development bank BNDES has sold 214 million bond in mining giant Vale for BRL11.5 billion ($2 billion). The bonds carry rights to some properties in the north.

• A former top civil servant who went on to serve as a director of scandal-hit Greensill Capital is facing questions over a string of meetings he held with the head of the Cabinet Office after leaving Whitehall, as a Guardian investigation shows he had a shareholding in Greensill potentially worth $8 million before the lender collapsed

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