Russian gold producer Nordgold has agreed a five-year $500 million loan facility with Sberbank which it will use to repay its existing debt facilities of $465.5 million.
Perhaps surprisingly there are very few good books about international trade finance, and those that are available are somewhat dated. So it comes with considerable...
Political risk insurance (PRI) broker Berry Palmer & Lyle (BPL Global) is expanding its operational scope in Asia with the hiring of Margaret Ho as a senior broker for...
Asia’s leading business aircraft leasing company, Minsheng Financial Leasing (MSFL), has received a $210 million loan from Canada’s export credit agency, Export...
The Export-Import Bank of the United States (US Ex-Im) has announced a new slate of members for its advisory committee as of today. Now in its 31st year, the...
The Export-Import Bank of the United States (US Ex-Im) has just released its figures for its financial year 2013, which reveal the agency has supported a record number of...
Italian export credit agency (ECA) and insurance and financial group Sace, has opened a representative office in Mexico City. The ECA says that the move comes about due...
The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) has announced a record year for fiscal year 2013. Highlights of the year’s operations include: • OPIC's lending...
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has signed a ZAR2.9 billion ($338 million) loan to the Nambian Ports Authority (Namport) to finance the construction of the new...
Stanbic IBTC Bank, a member of Stanbic IBTC Holdings, has signed a collaboration pact with Tata Africa Services and John Deere Financial, whereby Stanbic IBTC Bank will...
International commodities trading and logistics company Trafigura, has opened a new Russia-based business - Trafigura Eurasia, which the company sees as a vital cog in...
The United Nations has announced the appointment of Arancha Gonzalez of Spain as executive director of the International Trade Centre (ITC), the joint agency of the...
This year TXF is celebrating a decade of change at the tenth edition of the Amsterdam Global Commodity Finance event. Read on to find our thoughts on a few of the trends that the market is seeing, from concerns over sanctions to growing gas volumes – as well as a special welcome video from the TXF team.
The return of Commodity Trading Week marks a period of sustained calm in the commodities markets – at least in contrast with the volatility of recent years. But how long will this last, and what can the industry do to manage risk going forwards?
In her first interview since her appointment on 7 May, Shona Tatchell, the new head of trade and supply chain finance, European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD) Trade Facilitation Programme (TFP), discusses her unusual journey to the role, and how she is well placed to help champion digitalisation and sustainability in trade. Is she the 'Queen Creole' of trade facilitation?
Pauli Heikkilä, CEO of Finnvera, reflects on the swinging pendulum for export financing he’s seen in two decades heading Finland’s ECA. Global swings from market forces towards protectionism using public money is not risk free, he warns.
Unveil Amsterdam's allure! Elevate your pipeline with top dealmakers. An Industry Awards dinner adds glamour to this unmissable adventure.
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Join us on a mythical adventure through all things export, agency & project finance as TXF Global 2024 travels to the historic city of Athens for the first time!
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