South Africa’s Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) has arranged a $200 million commodity and working capital loan for the Tanzanian commodities trading company Mohammed Enterprises...

Dutch bank ABN AMRO has added three new sector heads to its commodities operation team in Asia, in a bid to extend its focus in the region.

Daniel Minzer has joined the Dutch bank as Americas head of metals commodities

New York and Monaco-headquartered Scorpio Bulkers has received a commitment for a $540 million loan from two leading European financial institutions.

The Export-Import Bank of the United States (US Ex-Im) has appointed Scott Schloegel as senior vice president and chief of staff to chairman and president Fred Hochberg.

At the 2nd African Continental Briefing at the Fin4Ag conference in Nairobi, participants discussed how to strengthen value chains, build trust and help the public sector...

TXF talks to Vincent O’Brien, chair of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Banking Commission’s Market Intelligence Group on the ICC’s Global Survey 2014:...

Raiffeisen Factoring is to receive a €20 million ($27.2 million) loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), which the company will use to...

Chevron Global Energy, a subsidiary of oil major Chevron, has sold its interest in a producing oil concession in southern Chad and the related export pipeline interests...

Finland’s Konecranes has won a landmark export order with Indonesian state-owned port operator PT Pelabuhan Indonesia III (Pelindo III) for 11 automated rubber tired...

International law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has expanded its Paris banking and finance practice with the hiring of Janet Butterworth, as a partner.

TXF talks with several Asia-Pacific heads of export finance about trends and prospects for the business line in the region.

Jonathan Bell examines the renaissance of shipbuilding in Asia in a sector assisted by the demand for specialised vessels.

Singapore-headquartered, mid and downstream energy company Puma Energy, has successfully closed its $705 million revolving credit facility (RCF) and term loan renewal,...

Western banks continue to make inroads in the provision of cash management structures and solutions for their clients operating in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone (FTZ).

Commodity producers, traders and financiers gathered in Amsterdam last week for TXF's inaugural Natural Resources & Commodities Finance conference. Held at the Beurs van...

ABN AMRO has promoted Jacqueline Chang to the newly created role regional head of commodities Asia, as part of an expansion of the bank’s global commodities activities...

First Quantum Minerals has closed the syndication of its $2.5 billion five-year term loan and revolving facility, which was increased to $3 billion through...

Global trade and foreign direct investments have seen dramatic changes in the 80 years since the Berne Union was founded. Not surprisingly, the Berne Union itself has...

"It’s different this time.” A simple phrase, but a potent one. Its reappearances all feel novel, and more’s the pity