Glencore Xstrata, one of the world’s largest global diversified natural resource companies, has struck an agreement with a Chinese consortium to sell its entire interest...

Annette Maresh has been promoted to vice president for trade finance, a position she has already been filling, at the Export-Import Bank of the United States (US Ex-Im)....

Global law firm Dentons is extending its presence in Africa with a new office in Cape Town and plans to open further offices in Johannesburg and Francophone Africa later...

How financial institutions can partner with consumer goods companies to help reduce deforestation

Florian Witt, head of Africa at Commerzbank, explains what corporates can do to mitigate their exposure to risks in the region and capitalise on Africa’s potential.

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The Bank of England (BoE) has announced that UK Export Finance-guaranteed debt capital market notes will be eligible as collateral against which banks can borrow from the...

Canadian-based, oil exploration company Caracal Energy, through its wholly owned subsidiary PetroChad Mangara Limited, has signed a $140 million reserve based senior...

Canada’s Scotiabank has boosted its global infrastructure finance team in London with the appointment of Rocio Lozano as an associate director to the team.

China National Cereals, Oils and Foodstuffs Corporation (Cofco) has struck an agreement with Hong Kong-headquartered commodity trading company Noble Group to buy a 51% in...

ABN AMRO has made two hires to strengthen its sector origination capabilities for its energy, commodities and transportation (ECT) clients. The move takes place as the...

The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) and Asian Development Bank (ADB) have led the $1.17 billion project financing for the Sarulla geothermal power project...

Agri-trading company Cargill and Brazilian sugar and ethanol producer have reached agreement to combine their sugar trading activities in a new joint venture company.

Trafigura has successfully closed its key European revolving credit facility (RCF) at $4.735 billion – an increase from the $4 billion the facility was launched at...

Finacity, the trade receivables securitisation specialist, has closed a new securitisation programme with agricultural processing company Archer Daniels Midland (ADM)....

In an important development in the further provision of electronic trade, essDOCS, the leading shipping and trade eDocs provider, has announced two major projects...

Global commodities trader Trafigura has announced that company co-founder and chairman Claude Dauphin has stepped down from his role as chief executive officer, with...

Export Development Canada (EDC) has provided Turkey’s Ak Finansal Kiralama (AkLease) with a $10 million credit line to create opportunities for Canadian equipment makers

The Credit Bank of Moscow (CBM) has signed a new syndicated loan facility with international lenders for up to $500 million.

Sian Aspinall, formerly of AIG and Zurich, has joined Berry Palmer & Lyle (BPL Global) as development and technical director, where she been tasked with shaping and...