In this episode, our experts explore the relationship between private insurance and the export finance industry. How has the relationship between private insurance and...

In the second TXF export finance podcast, our experts debate the new regulatory reality in export finance, what it means for the industry, and how the environment will...

The digitisation of trade finance has the potential to deliver significant benefits to corporates, banks, carriers and other trading partners. As well as reducing the...

A lot can happen in 12 months. But don’t take our word for it, just ask those in the export finance industry who have set themselves – or been set – on new career paths...

The world is about to enter a third wave of globalisation, with goods exported predicted to reach $68.5 trillion by 2050, according to the Trade Winds Report released by...

If we think about academic research, we often think about theory development and testing with no or little concern for impact on the real world. We sometimes believe that...

After five years of negotiations, agreement has been reached today in Atlanta on the far-reaching Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal. The TPP – an agreement...

Simon Jones has joined TD Securities as head of export & agency finance for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) regions. He will be based in London.

BNP Paribas and Intesa Sanpaolo are providing export credit financing to fund the €306 million ($334.7 million) Itare dam project in Kenya. The project, which is backed...

Malta-headquartered trade finance bank, FIMBank has appointed Murali Subramanian as its new chief executive officer (CEO). The change comes following a seven-month period...

International law firm King & Spalding are set to open an office in Tokyo, the firm's eighteenth office overall and tenth office outside the United States. The new Tokyo...

HSBC has just released its latest Trade Forecast report, which notes that advanced economies look set to sustain global commerce through 2016 before an emerging market...

Commodity trading company Trafigura Beheer BV has announced that Jeremy Weir, chief executive officer, is assuming responsibility for the metals and minerals trading...

FIMBank has appointed Ronald Haverkorn as its new chief risk officer. The appointment comes following the bank’s financial results for 2014 report earlier this year in...

International law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has hired Simon Caridia to join its projects and infrastructure practice in London as a partner with effect from 1 May...

The British Exporters Association (BExA) is holding a free, half-day seminar entitled ‘Winning exports in a turbulent world’ on 19 May in London. The wide-ranging seminar...

FIMBank group has recently announced its financial results for 2014, in which it posts a pre-tax loss of $53.43 million. This compares to a pre-tax loss of $6.4 million...

Simon Jones, head of structured export finance (SEF), Asia Pacific, is leaving ANZ in order to return to the UK. Steven Mulder, who has been promoted to head of South and...

Oslo-headquartered shipowner and operator Avance Gas Holding (AGHL) has secured new bank financing from a club of international banks for the purchase of four very large...

Malta-based trade finance institution ~FIMBank^ has received a $30 million loan from the ~International Finance Corporation^ (IFC) under the corporation's Global Trade...