ING Commercial Banking Germany has today appointed Andreas Becker as head of clients and products in its Frankfurt headquarters.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has provided a €77 million ($92 million) loan to Egypt’s Kafr el-Sheikh Water and Sanitation Company to help expand wastewater...

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior (Bladex) has disbursed a $125 million, 5-year senior unsecured term loan for Banco de Costa Rica (BCR).

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior (Bladex) has closed a $40 million, 3-year senior secured trade finance term loan for Peruvian-based Banco Financiero del Perú...

The Korean and Australian governments have signed the Korea-Australia Free Trade Agreement (KAFTA), which aims to eliminate most tariff barriers into Korea, Australia’s...

Panama-based Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior (Bladex), Nederlandse Financierings-Maatschappij voor Ontwikkelingslanden (FMO) and the Dutch Development Bank...

In celebrating its 80th year, the Berne Union must reflect on what it has already built and how to sustain its success over the next 20 years. The Berne Union has been a...

A panel of industry experts explore the key issues impacting the export finance market now and in the future. Topics covered include the impact of Basel III on export...

Members of the Berne Union – International Union of Credit & Investment Insurers – came together in London this week for their annual general meeting (AGM). At the same...

Finacity Corporation (Finacity) has facilitated the successful closing and funding of a $55 million off-balance sheet trade receivables securitisation programme for a...

The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) has signed a project finance loan agreement in support of a total $643 million financing for a 290MW hydropower plant...

Sempra Energy, which is the lead partner in the Cameron LNG project in Louisiana, in the United States, has finalised the financing for the project.

The Export-Import Bank of the United States (US Ex-Im) has pledged $3 billion in financing for US exports to sub-Saharan Africa over the next two years.

The International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) has launched an electronic bill of lading powered by essDOCS’ online trade facilitation solution...

Today, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) released its Trade Register Report 2014. The empirical evidence from the report points to the fact that trade and...

The Berne Union has appointed Kai Preugschat as its new secretary general, filling a gap at the head of the secretariat following Peter Jones’s retirement in November...

Qatar Shipping Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Milaha, has secured a 12-year, $425 million (equivalent to QAR1.55 billion) fixed-term ship financing facility with a...

The Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has signed a $250 million syndicated term loan facility marking its debut in the international syndicated loan market. The...

Uralkali, the Russian potash producer, has signed its first ever ECA-backed transaction. The $236 million (€171.4 million) financing will fund the construction of two...

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a $25 million loan to RG Brands, a food and beverage producer in Kazakhstan. The loan, which is...