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30 September 2015

SME trade finance gaps and diminishing correspondent banking highlighted by ICC survey

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are among the hardest-hit by the trade finance gap – accounting for more than half of all rejected transactions, according to...

16 September 2015

A sea change in trade finance

At a time when digitisation, regulation and new liquidity are on the rise, Hesham Zakai explores how these factors are changing the trade-finance landscape.

16 September 2015

Platform power: Eeny, meeny, miny, moe – with which provider shall I go?

TXF’s Hesham Zakai ventures into the brave – but not so new – world of supply chain finance vendors and their respective offerings.

13 July 2015

Pricing and fees decrease as capital markets expectations rise

Hesham Zakai analyses the TXF-ICC Export Finance Global Survey 2015, which polled a range of export finance professionals, and compares the results with those from last...

22 June 2015

BB Energy signs increased RCF amid strong demand

Independent energy trading company BB Energy has signed a $200 million revolving credit facility (RCF) with a club of 25 financial institutions.

11 June 2015

Letters of credit: still alive and kicking

This week, ICC Austria has been hosting its 10th annual Trade Finance Week. TXF spoke to Andrea Hauptmann, head of guarantees at Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) and...

08 May 2015

Report: Commodity Finance market overview

A special report from TXF Data presenting an overview of key commodities market transactions.

29 April 2015

Korean ECAs lead major project financing for Vale

The Export-Import Bank of Korea (Kexim) and Korea Trade Insurance Corporation (K-Sure) have finally signed a $5.5 billion Brazil-South Korea financing transaction for the...

22 April 2015

Docdex overhaul to streamline dispute resolution process

An overhaul of the ICC’s Docdex dispute resolution mechanism that will speed up, streamline and make more transparent the process has been launched at the ICC Banking...

15 April 2015

Fabrice Morel to leave Berne Union

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

10 April 2015

Speakers announced for US Ex-Im annual conference

The Export-Import Bank of the United States (US Ex-Im) has released an initial line-up of speakers for its annual conference in Washington DC, featuring prominent...

30 March 2015

Commerzbank forecasts future drivers of sustainable trade

There is a general consensus within the banking industry that – as a concept at least – privileging short-term profitability over the long-term health of an institution...

19 March 2015

ICC gears up for Singapore summit

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Banking Commission is preparing for its annual meeting in Singapore, which will feature the launch of the eagerly-anticipated...

18 March 2015
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ICC Academy launched in Singapore

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has officially launched its new education and training project, the ICC Academy.

27 February 2015

Register now for TXF’s free SCF webinar

Join TXF for our live webinar on how companies are using supply chain finance (SCF) on Monday 16 March.

11 February 2015

IEA: Russia to be biggest loser in transformed oil industry

The continuing energy price crisis, coupled with the depreciation of the rouble and international sanctions, will see Russia emerge as the energy industry’s ‘top loser’...

11 February 2015

Oil and gas project risk in North Africa outstrips reward

Oil and gas exploration and production (E&P) projects in North Africa are not sufficiently attractive enough today to counteract the risks of doing business there,...

10 February 2015

Rosneft’s Sechin takes aim at OPEC and West

Rosneft’s chief executive Igor Sechin has hit out at oil cartel OPEC over its stance during the current energy price crisis, while also accusing the West of distorting...

06 February 2015

US exports at record high

The United States exported a record $2.35 trillion of goods and services in 2014, according to data released by the US Department of Commerce.

04 February 2015

Spar Nord Bank opts for MIT platform

Denmark’s Spar Nord Bank has adopted MIT’s front-to-back trade finance platform in a bid to refresh its operational processes.