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22 January 2014

MSFL leases Bombardier jets using EDC financing

Asia’s leading business aircraft leasing company, Minsheng Financial Leasing (MSFL), has received a $210 million loan from Canada’s export credit agency, Export...

22 January 2014

StanChart and Finnvera combine for loans to Indonesia’s PLN

Standard Chartered (StanChart) has arranged two loans totalling €160 million ($215 million) for Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN), Indonesia’s national electricity company,...

20 January 2014

Basel Committee issue amendments to leverage ratio framework

The Basel Committee has issued changes to the Basel III regulatory framework’s leverage ratio structure and disclosure requirements, following a consultation process on...

17 January 2014

StanChart signs loan for agri-development in Vietnam

Standard Chartered (StanChart) Vietnam has signed a $70 million trade facility agreement with An Giang Plant Protection (AGPPS) to allow the agricultural business to...

17 January 2014

Henri d'Ambrieres takes up advisory role at ICC

Henri d'Ambrieres, the former global head of export finance at Crédit Agricole, has joined the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) as a technical expert advising on...

16 January 2014

HSBC initiates RMB cross-border sweeping for Dover Corporation

HSBC China has initiated renminbi (RMB) two-way cross-border sweeping for businesses in the pilot Shanghai free trade zone (FTZ), with industrial manufacturer Dover being...

16 January 2014
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EBRD leads refinancing for Hungarian gas storage facility

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has led the refinancing of a strategic Hungarian gas storage facility, after majority stakeholder MOL sold its...

16 January 2014

UOB hires Jim Liddell as corporate banking SVP

The Singapore-based United Overseas Bank (UOB) has appointed Jim Liddell, former vice president of trade finance at Scotiabank (and occasional TXF contributor), as its...

15 January 2014

Former Atradius MD Johan Schrijver founds consultancy

Johan Schrijver, the former managing director of the Dutch export credit agency Atradius, has set up a new consultancy, Schrijver & Partners, to advise businesses and...

14 January 2014

Bancomext and Sace sign cooperation pact

The export credit agencies of Mexico and Italy, Banco Nacional de Comercio Exterior (Bancomext) and Sace respectively, have signed a cooperation agreement aimed at...

13 January 2014

Nexi provides credit insurance for export of bulk carrier

Japan’s Nippon Export and Investment Insurance (Nexi) has provided a $12.3 million buyer’s credit insurance on loans extended to Bahama-based African Kite Shipping. The...

13 January 2014

NBAD appoints head of trade finance in Paris

Christophe Kloeti has been appointed head of trade finance in Paris by the National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD). The move signals the expansion of the bank’s international...

10 January 2014

Jordan’s HBTF secures loan from Kexim

Jordan’s second largest commercial bank, the Housing Bank for Trade and Finance (HBTF), has secured a $50 million loan from the Export-Import Bank of Korea (Kexim).

09 January 2014

Equinox Global expands London team

Equinox Global, the Lloyd’s cover holder specialising in trade credit insurance, has appointed Genevieve Ahinful as senior underwriter. Ahinful has had a...

07 January 2014

Korean agencies combine with GIEK for North Sea FPSO

Korean agencies the Export-Import Bank of Korea (Kexim) and K-sure have combined with the Norwegian Guarantee Institute for Export Credits (GIEK) to provide financing for...

07 January 2014

KfW finances aircraft for Nordic Aviation

KfW IPEX-Bank has closed the first two transactions under a new three aircraft bilateral financing facility for Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC).

17 December 2013

Pakistan secures power grid loans from ADB

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is providing two loans to Pakistan to help deliver reliable, cost-effective electricity to domestic and business consumers.

06 December 2013

DEG provides loan for Chile solar power project

The German development bank – Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft (DEG) – will contribute $18.5 million as part of a loan package to finance the expansion...