[Infrastructure construction accelerates in six African countries] On February 1, 2026, the East and South African Trade and Development Bank announced the completion of a $250 million syndicated loan expansion agreement for Mota Engil Africa. The funds will be used to support major infrastructure projects in six countries including Angola, Nigeria, and Rwanda, including the Lobito Railway Corridor in Angola and the Kano Railway in Nigeria. The availability of funds coincides with the golden period of construction in many African countries, which will directly drive the project into a high-speed construction phase and alleviate the financial pressure on the supply chain. As a joint venture of China Communications Construction Corporation, Mota Engil's hybrid model has been recognized by international financial institutions and has brought supply chain and cooperation opportunities for Chinese enterprises to participate in regional projects.Editor/Gao Xue

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• 2026.04.03 16:07
• [The domestically produced largest diameter hard rock TBM is offline]
• On April 3, 2026, the domestically developed maximum diameter 13.2-meter hard rock TBM by CCCC Tianhe started construction in Changshu. The machine is equipped with 7600 domestically produced rare earth special steel main bearings developed by the Institute of Metals, Chinese Academy of Sciences, with a rated life of over 15000 hours and performance exceeding imports. This move marks China Communications Construction Corporation's first achievement of 100% localization of core components for ultra large diameter tunneling machines, completely bridging the last mile of national production of major underground engineering equipment in China.Editor/Cheng Liting

• 2026.04.03 15:53
• [China Kazakhstan's $125 million large order landed]
• At the Export to China SCO Choice Forum, Kazakh companies signed a $125 million agricultural export agreement with Chinese partners. Changsha Kaliev, the Minister of Trade of Kazakhstan, led a delegation to visit Shandong to deepen industrial and logistics cooperation. As the largest trading partner, the bilateral trade volume between China and Kazakhstan is expected to increase from 41 billion US dollars in 2023 to 48.7 billion US dollars in 2025, with Shandong's trade volume reaching 2.2 billion US dollars. Both sides are shifting from scale expansion to quality and efficiency improvement, with a focus on promoting the export of high value-added, non resource, and green technology products to ensure supply chain stability.Editor/Cheng Liting