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01 August 2016

Is the supply chain finance market getting too big?

Does the booming growth of supply chain finance signal a healthy market, or could it pose challenges? Tom Dunn, chairman of leading SCF provider Orbian, shares his...

07 July 2016

One Belt, One Road, many projects

China’s One Belt, One Road initiative spans continents and oceans, and is set to become the largest regional trade network in the world. Financial institutions in China...

21 June 2016

Separating noise from reality in supply chain finance: Tom Dunn, Orbian chairman

On the sidelines of TXF's Trade, Treasury and Fintech conference in London, we caught up with Tom Dunn, chairman of Orbian, getting his perspective on the biggest...

08 June 2016

Sao Tome and Principe signs up to Afreximbank

Sao Tome and Principe has become the 41st nation to join the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank). It immediately becomes eligible for Afreximbank's range of...

05 May 2016

In conversation: Sace’s Michal Ron

TXF’s Dominik Kloiber caught up with Sace’s head of international business, Michal Ron, to discuss the Italian ECA’s latest push to expand its footprint and product...

03 May 2016

What does the future of trade hold?

Digitalisation is essential for companies looking to enter global trade, a new report finds. Trade stands to make huge efficiency and cost gains from digitalisation, and...

20 April 2016

Olam’s strong profile secures a range of funds from investors

Over the past week, Singapore-headquartered agri-business and trader Olam International has secured a new $650 million revolving credit facility (RCF), a $300 million...

19 April 2016

Olam and Mitsubishi Corporation form joint venture

Singapore-based commodity trader Olam has teamed up with Mitsubishi Corporation to form MC Agri Alliance, in Japan. It will import and distribute cocoa, coffee,...

28 December 2015

Year in review: trade and supply chain finance

Hesham Zakai, TXF Media’s content manager, picks his favourite trade and supply chain finance stories from 2015.

03 December 2015

EKN appoints Tomas Duffy director of large corporates

Sweden's export credit agency EKN has named Tomas Duffy the new director of its large corporates business area. Taking up the position on 1 December, Duffy has...

23 November 2015

Walking with 'dial-up dinosaurs': supply chain finance now and in five years

Pricing strategies, competition and the best and worst of supply chain finance. Tom Dunn, chairman of Orbian, reveals all to TXF's Ollie Gordon.

28 October 2015

Kenya closer to regional power trade

Kenya’s plans to buy electricity from Ethiopia have reached a critical stage, with the expected signing of a $231 million agreement to start construction of...

12 October 2015

Fintech-fuelled change offers unprecedented opportunities for banks

A new report released by BNY Mellon explores the influence of fintech alliances on global payments, and suggest that these changes taking place in the payments space...

07 October 2015

Banks still best for supply chain finance

Banks, rather than “thinly-capitalised” fintech providers, are still best placed to provide supply chain finance (SCF) programmes to corporate buyers, Citi’s EMEA supply...

07 October 2015

Open US Ex-Im Bank, says Satellite Industry Association

Satellite Industry Association President Tom Stroup has urged US Congress to re-authorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States. He said the country had missed out...

16 September 2015

A sea change in trade finance

At a time when digitisation, regulation and new liquidity are on the rise, Hesham Zakai explores how these factors are changing the trade-finance landscape.

13 August 2015
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CIT signs $32 million credit facility with Norstar Tankers

CIT Group, a leading transportation finance company, has today announced that CIT Maritime Finance has arranged a $32 million senior secured credit facility to Norstar...

01 July 2015

Castleton Commodities closes $3.75 billion credit facilities

US-headquartered, Castleton Commodities International (CCI) has closed two committed credit facilities totalling $3.75 billion. The funds will be used for general...

15 June 2015

Afreximbank appoints Benedict Oramah as new president

The African Export-Import Bank (Afrexim) has appointed Dr Benedict Oramah to be the next president of the continental multilateral trade finance institution. He will take...

23 April 2015

Hochberg hammers home how vital US Ex-Im is for US exports and jobs

In a heartfelt and enlightening opening speech at the annual US Export-Import Bank meeting, chairman Fred Hochberg spelled out how vital the bank is to compete in an...