Citi and Santander have partnered to issue Trade MAPS 1 - an asset-backed securitisation (ABS) debt issuance backed by trade finance assets. The two institutions will...

Law firm Hogan Lovells is expanding its scope and capabilities in Africa by merging with the South African law firm Routledge Modise. The combination will take effect...

The National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) has appointed Aleem Khan as head of its newly established structured financing business. Before joining NBAD, Khan served as...

View pictures from the recent ECA Finance in 2013 conference in Paris

Read the results from our ECA finance industry poll, taken at the TXF conference in Paris

The differences between export credit agencies was a prevailing topic of conversation at the TXF ECA Finance conference in Paris

Metals and energy producer Norsk Hydro has signed a $1.7 billion syndicated revolving multi-currency credit facility with a syndicate of 13 international banks. The...

Eksport Kredit Fonden (EKF) and the Banco Nacional de Comercio Exterior (Bancomext), the export credit agencies of Denmark and Mexico respectively, have signed a...

ABN AMRO has appointed Peter Boogers as global head of energy within the bank’s energy, commodities and transportation (ECT) business. Boogers is promoted from his...

Law firm Sullivan & Worcester, recently established in London, is broadening its scope with the appointment of yet another partner (also see TXF News 7 November 2013)....

Swiss commodities trader Ecom Agroindustrial Corporation (Ecom) is in the process of buying Armajaro Trading, the trading arm of London-based commodity trading house and...

Indonesian oil and gas production company Energi Mega Persada (ENRG) has secured a new $203 million syndicated loan facility. The loan facility will be used to settle...

Deutsche Bank has appointed two trade finance and cash management for corporates (TF/CMC) country heads, strengthening the management of its business in ASEAN countries....

Berne Union, the association of export credit insurers, today announced the retirement of secretary general Peter Jones.

HSBC has appointed Joel Van Dusen as its first global head of large corporates, tasked with shaping HSBC commercial banking’s strategic approach to its biggest domestic...

International drilling contractor Sevan Drilling has also closed and drawn down $1.4 billion of its new $1.75 billion bank facility. The funds relate to the delivery in...

Trade transactions are fraught with all kinds of perils – starting with those in the board room. Country risk specialist Daniel Wagner provides insight into how to avoid...

TXF talks to HSBC about some of the major trends impacting the export credit sector at the present time.

Law firm Sullivan & Worcester continues to build its trade and commodity finance practice at its newly opened London offices, with the hiring of Simon Cook. Cook, like...

Danish export credit agency Export Kredit Fonden (EKF) has reported a significant rise in the number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) winning SME export...