In the years following the 2007-08 financial crisis, UK Export Finance (UKEF) watched the increased use of direct lending schemes by ECAs with interest.

By Markus Wohlgeschaffen, global head of trade products, UniCredit and member of the banking advisory board, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC); and Andre Casterman,...

After five years of negotiations, agreement has been reached today in Atlanta on the far-reaching Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal. The TPP – an agreement...

Trafigura Pte, the Singapore arm of global commodity trading company Trafigura has successfully closed its new syndicated revolving credit facility (RCF) and term loan...

The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (BTMU) and the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) have teamed under a co-financing arrangement to arrange and provide $693...

Jonathan Bell reviews this year’s Ghana Cocobod financing, analyses the record of pricing, and looks at the prospect of further value-added for African soft commodities.

Bermuda-headquartered Textainer Group Holdings, the world’s largest lessor of intermodal containers based on fleet size, has secured an amendment to the margin on its...

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Italian export credit agency SACE have combined to provide a €600 million ($669 million) loan to auto manufacturer Fiat...

The boards of the two international factoring associations - Factors Chain International (FCI) and International Factors Group (IFG) – have put forward a formal proposal...

The Berne Union and the associated Prague Club have revealed that in 2014 members’ new business reached close to $2 trillion. The figures demonstrate the strong role the...

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) are teaming up to support further expansion of Grupa Azoty, Poland’s...

International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Banca Comercială Română (BCR) are joining forces to expand the availability of trade finance for importers and exporters in...

Italian export credit agency (ECA) SACE has signed a technical cooperation agreement to increase the capacity of the Iranian ECA, Export Guarantee Fund of Iran (EGFI).

The Italian export credit agency, SACE, and China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation (Sinosure), have today signed a reinsurance agreement aimed at facilitating the...

Fabrice Morel, the deputy secretary general of the Berne Union, has announced he will be leaving the association on Friday 17 April.

The Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company (KUFPEC), a subsidiary of Kuwait’s national oil company Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, has exercised the $1.5 billion...

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a $20 million loan, to partly finance the working capital of Medsofts, a family-owned company...

Four development financing agencies have teamed to provide a loan to Morocco’s BMCE Bank to be used in sustainable energy projects. The agencies involved are: the...

The West African Development Bank (BOAD) has raised XOF115 billion ($196.3 million) to support the 2014-2015 cotton season in Benin. This is the third consecutive year...

Jean-Louis Ekra, president of the African Export Import Bank (Afreximbank), spoke of fostering collaboration between countries and continents to help reduce Africa’s...