Standard Chartered (StanChart) has set up a global treasury solutions team for its transaction banking business. The team is responsible for providing best practice...

Deutsche Bank is increasing automation in its trade payments processes with China. As of 1 September 2013, the bank will launch paperless cross-border payment services in...

KfW IPEX-Bank has arranged a €170 million ($227.5 million) loan for the Indian steel manufacturer Bhushan Power & Steel Limited (BPSL). The financing will be used for...

Insurer Equinox Global, has made two hires expanding the trade credit team in the US and in Germany. The Lloyd′s cover holder specialising in trade credit insurance,...

India’s Essar Steel is looking to the trade finance and syndicated loan market to convert much of its existing debt to dollars. The company is hoping that pre-export...

Joint sponsors Goldwind International Holdings (HK) Limited and Unión Eólica Panameña (UEP) have secured financing for Panama’s first wind farm.

South Africa’s Nedbank and the Bank of China (BoC) have entered into a strategic business cooperation agreement to develop business flows between the People’s Republic of...

UK-headquartered metals trading company Ocean Partners has signed a $160 million loan, in what is the company’s first foray into the syndicated loan market. The funds...

In a senior move in the upper echelons of the bank, ABN AMRO has hired Maureen DeRooij as the new country executive in Hong Kong and CEO of large corporates and merchant...

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has appointed Neal Livingston as its global head of trade and transaction services (GTTS), within the institutional banking and...

The Export-Import Bank of Korea (Kexim) has signed an agreement with the government of Tanzania to provide a $54.3 million loan for the funding of Tanzania’s National ID...

Swiss-headquartered energy trading company Gunvor has signed a deal with the government of Gabon to create a joint venture to sell and distribute refined petroleum...

As external funding withdrawal in emerging Europe generates increasing concern, agencies and banks have met to discuss the issues and trends. The Vienna 2 Initiative...

Italy’s export credit agency Sace is guaranteeing loans in favour of Eskom Holdings (Eskom), the South African energy public utility wholly, related to some of the...

The two separate loans from HSBC total $55.6 million. Both loans are backed with comprehensive guarantees from the Export-Import Bank of the United States (US Ex-Im).

The Export-Import Bank of the United States (US Ex-Im) has agreed to provide guarantees for a new financing package arranged for South Africa’s freight rail and logistics...

Alternative trade financier Falcon Group has recruited Emma Clark as its new head of business development UK and Europe. She joins from insurance brokers RK Harrison...

The Export-Import Bank of Korea (Kexim) has signed a reciprocal risk participation agreement (RRPA) with the Export-Import Bank of China (China Exim) to boost...

Proparco has signed a $25 million senior loan to finance two solar power plants in the mining region in northern Chile. The two plants, developed and owned by Solarpack...

Celulosa Arauco y Constitucion, the Chilean wood pulp and forestry products company has signed a medium-term loan with direct support from Export Development Canada...