Rock Rail and JII seals rolling stock financing, Bolsonaro looks to privatise Petrobras, and Standard Bank joins Marco Polo

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:

 

• Rock Rail and Japan Infrastructure Initiative (JII) has signed the £400 million rolling stock financing backing a new fleet of intercity Hitachi trains on the East Midlands franchise in the UK

•  The economic team of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro wants to privatize state-controlled oil company Petrobras before the end of his term in 2022

• Johannesburg-headquartered Standard Bank has joined the Marco Polo Network, which aims to bring efficiencies to trade financing

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