Mota-Engil Said to Win Deal for US-Backed Congo Copper Railway

Mota-Engil SGPS SA is set to sign a 30-year concession with the Democratic Republic of Congo to operate a key copper and cobalt railway. The deal may be supported by up to $1 billion of US financing, which could strengthen the company’s long-duration project pipeline and revenue visibility. While execution and country risk remain, the announced scale and funding support are a modest positive for the stock and sector exposure to critical minerals logistics.