Louis Taylor appointed as the new CEO of UK Export Finance
Louis Taylor has been appointed as the new chief executive officer (CEO) of the United Kingdom’s export credit agency UK Export Finance (UKEF). He takes up the role in...
Louis Taylor has been appointed as the new chief executive officer (CEO) of the United Kingdom’s export credit agency UK Export Finance (UKEF). He takes up the role in...
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (BTMU) has appointed Sébastien Rozès as co-head of corporate banking for EMEA. This is a newly created role where Rozès will work closely...
Former Nigerian agriculture minister, Akinwumi Adesina, has today been formally sworn in as the new president of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) at a ceremony...
Antwerp-headquartered, tanker shipping company Euronav has signed a new $750 million senior secured amortising revolving credit facility (RCF). The facility provides the...
Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior (Bladex) and the Dutch development bank FMO have co-arranged a $60 million A/B medium-term loan for Banco Financiera Comercial...
Banks cite SME lending (68%) and supply chain finance (61%) facing the greatest pressure from non-bank players. However, many also see new opportunities in strategic...
Swiss-headquartered commodity trader ECOM Agroindustrial Corporation (ECOM) has mandated banks to act as arrangers and bookrunners for the launch of its $450 million...
In an announcement today, Deutsche Bank has implemented a Receivables on Behalf Of (ROBO) solution for Siemens Financial Services (SFS) in China, for both intra-group and...
The Italian export credit agency, SACE, confirmed today that it would be providing $300 million of insurance cover related to the floating production storage and...
Jin Liqun has been selected as president–designate of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) at the 6th meeting of chief negotiators representing the bank's 57...
National Bank of Abu Dhabi has appointed Sonam Kapadia as the head of trade for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
Independent SME funding specialist Bibby Financial Services (BFS) is expanding into Malaysia with the ramping up of its existing offices in Iskandar. Alan Wong has also...
Standard Chartered Bank (StanChart) has completed the first Bank Payment Obligation (BPO) transaction in the automotive industry for Mohammed Naser Al-Sayer and Sons...
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is arranging a $130 million syndicated loan facility in support of Ukraine’s leading grain and oilseeds trader...
CIT Maritime Finance, part of the transportation finance specialist CIT Group, has arranged a $61 million senior secured credit facility to Advantage Tankers, a Marshall...
A new trade platform has launched - Trade Finance Market (TFM) – targeting both exporters and investors. Based out of Singapore, the founders say the platform “enables...
Türk Ekonomi Bankasi (TEB) has secured a total of $613.5 million in loans through an international syndicate comprised of 33 banks. The proceeds will be used by the...
Simon Jones has joined TD Securities as head of export & agency finance for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) regions. He will be based in London.
Banco ABC Brasil acting thorough its Cayman Islands Branch, has successfully closed a $200 million syndicated term loan facility. The funds will be used for general...
Deutsche Bank has arranged and provided a $30 million structured trade finance facility to Huawei Tech Investment in Indonesia, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Chinese...
The financing backing TotalEnergies’ Mozambique LNG project was taken out of the financial fridge earlier this year but funds are yet to be disbursed. With the latest military insurgence in the gas-rich region, and ECAs and banks reticent on when the deal will close, meeting conditions precedent seems ambitious in 2024.