Charles Hall, the acting chairman of US Ex-Im has retired from the bank. What does this mean for the agency which is still without a board quorum and unable to approve...
While their contribution to trade finance remains tiny compared with that of traditional banks, trade finance funds are an increasingly critical provider of liquidity,...
After four years of delay, the $4 billion Batang power project has been given the green light from Japanese financiers. But the environmental and social cost of...
Seaborn Networks secured an innovative project financing to fund the establishment of high-speed telecommunications infrastructure between US and Brazil.
Diamonds may be forever, but they are as vulnerable as the next commodity to a global downturn. Diamond miners had a rough year in 2015, although they still outperformed...
EKF, Denmark’s export credit agency, knows from experience with small and medium- sized enterprises that they are an increasingly important sector of the economy and that...
KeyBank of the USA has contracted BNY Mellon to provide private label trade processing services to KeyBank’s global trade group. The arrangement will see KeyBank...
Natixis has appointed Jonathan Kim as managing director, head of global infrastructure & projects (GIP) Americas.
Gazprom’s UK-based subsidiary, Gazprom Marketing & Trading (GM&T) has signed a 364-day $500 million syndicated revolving credit facility (RCF).
International financial institutions (IFIs) namely the multilateral development banks (MDBs) and the IMF, have signaled plans to extend more than $400 billion in...
The move to Seoul demonstrates the increased importance of Kexim and K-sure business to the firm
As containment measures continue to restrict production and trade channels, concern is mounting when it comes to trading with countries affected by the Ebola epidemic, as...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a ground-breaking financing agreement in partnership with 13 commercial banks to support Beijing Enterprises Water Group...
The export credit agencies (ECA), Export Development Canada (EDC) and Korea Trade Insurance Corporation (K-sure), have agreed to collaborate on transactions involving...
With six of the world’s top 10 shipyards located in the country, Korea stands at the forefront of the global shipbuilding market. In 2013 alone, Korea won 16.58 million...
The C$850 million ($771.4 million) K2 Wind Power project in Ontario, Canada has reached financial close.
The State Bank of India (SBI) has signed a $200 million loan agreement with the Export- Import Bank of Korea (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).
The Export-Import Bank of Korea (Kexim) has signed agreements for increased cooperation in third-country projects with three French organisations that occupy key...
The Export-Import Bank of Korea (Kexim) has agreed to provide a ship bond guarantee to help ship financing to a local shipping company - Sinokor Petrochemical. This is...
The Future of Export Finance initiative recently held its annual exporter meeting in Heidenheim. This year, the technology company Voith played host to FEX's German chapter. As always, the event was aimed at fostering closer ties between export finance professionals and debating the latest industry trends.
How do you have a thriving offshore wind export business when you don’t, technically, have an offshore wind industry? Norway’s exporters are finding the answer, and of Norway’s green exports, offshore wind is by far the largest supported by Eksfin. Tone Lunde Bakker, CEO of Eksfin discusses how the restructured agency has been helping support the pivot away from fossil fuels, into wind, marine, onshore aquaculture, to name a few.
The return of Commodity Trading Week marks a period of sustained calm in the commodities markets – at least in contrast with the volatility of recent years. But how long will this last, and what can the industry do to manage risk going forwards?
In her first interview since her appointment on 7 May, Shona Tatchell, the new head of trade and supply chain finance, European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD) Trade Facilitation Programme (TFP), discusses her unusual journey to the role, and how she is well placed to help champion digitalisation and sustainability in trade. Is she the 'Queen Creole' of trade facilitation?
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Join us on a mythical adventure through all things export, agency & project finance as TXF Global 2024 travels to the historic city of Athens for the first time!
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