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04 January 2017

TXF Deal of the Year 2016 Award submissions due to close on 23rd January

We are looking for the most innovative, market influencing transactions within trade, commodity, ECA/DFI-backed and project financing.

23 December 2016

The age of uncertainty: Trade wars and laws in 2017

Forecasts for trade since the financial crisis have been steady. Now, political anxiety and regulatory tightening casts a huge shadow of ambiguity over the trade outlook...

21 December 2016

Asian trade worries drives up CPRI demand

There has been a rising demand in the Credit and Political Risk Insurance (CPRI) market as Asia reacts to rising debts and weakening currencies. The effect on the Asian...

21 December 2016

ICC Trade Register 2016 promotes low risk of trade finance, but investors should still take care

The ICC Trade Register for 2016 finds that trade finance continues to have a favourable risk profile. However, some within the trade finance community question whether...

19 December 2016

Export finance faces ‘uncertain’ 2017, says CC Solutions

The forecast for 2017 is uncertain but, according to Francisco Anzola of CC Solutions, the export finance market cannot let speculation influence its direction.

15 December 2016

HSBC predicts services to contribute a quarter of global trade by 2030

The new global trade forecast predictions from HSBC with research partner Oxford Economics see the services industry accelerate steadily to stand at a quarter of global...

09 December 2016

IBM and Mahindra aim to evolve Indian supply chain with blockchain solution

IBM and Indian conglomerate Mahindra Group announced this month their new partnership in developing a blockchain prototype to aid Mahindra’s supply chain, a first for a...

06 December 2016

Finacity’s first Singapore receivables securitisation aids suffering shipping sector

Finacity and ING Belgium have launched a container shipping receivables securitisation for Neptune Orient Lines (NOL), a CMA CGM Group company. The new receivables...

05 December 2016

Exporters and Importers Choice Awards 2016 winners announced

TXF has announced the winners of the 2016 Exporters’ and Importers’ Choice Awards.

01 December 2016

An apprehensive China see’s RMB power depreciate in world trade

The Chinese renminbi this month dropped from the second to the third most active currency in trade finance, overtaken by the euro. The drop has resulted from a slowing...

30 November 2016

Is R3 ‘losing momentum’ after loss of Santander and Goldman Sachs?

Earlier this month Goldman Sachs revealed they had not renewed their membership of R3 CEV, the blockchain consortium. Hours later, Spanish banking giant Banco Santander...

29 November 2016

Hong Kong report reveals barriers to blockchain

The Hong Kong Central Bank has revealed it has been testing blockchain platforms in recent months to analyse the advantages and disadvantages of the technology. A...

28 November 2016
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Metals and Mining

Warehouse security updates drive essDOCS and LME into ‘friendly competition’

EssDOCS has launched a new electronic warehousing tracking system much like LMEshield to combat chances of fraud. The two commercial products produced separately by the...

24 November 2016

Reliance begins India’s digital age with first electronic export transaction

HSBC and Reliance Industries’ electronic export transaction marks a step forward for both India and emerging markets as a whole, as they progress towards digital trade...

18 November 2016

Barak Management Fund eyes African chance in Islamic investment

The Barak Ibdar Shariah Trade Finance Fund is a new joint venture between Barak Management Fund and Ibdar Bank which sees Islamic investment herald the African commodity...

16 November 2016

New global head of export finance at ING Bank

ING Bank has today appointed a new global head of structured export finance.

05 September 2016

IIICorp and tagmydeals announce partnership offering end-to-end deal origination tool

Inside Industrial Infrastructure (IIICorp) and tagmydeals are pleased to announce a partnership between two leaders in deal intelligence.

30 March 2015

ANZ expands RMB capabilities in Shanghai and Hong Kong to support cross-border trade

ANZ has made a number of senior appointments in its renminbi (RMB) banking and trading teams, to support growing volumes of RMB denominated cross-border financing for...

30 December 2014

Multisource financing closes for Chile’s Santiago metro new lines

Empresa de Transporte de Pasajeros Metro (Metro), the state-owned owner and operator of the subway system in Santiago, Chile, has closed the financing relating to...