UniCredit has made senior managerial changes in its corporate & investment banking (CIB) division with the aim to further develop the business in support of a larger and...

The French Ministry of Finance has announced that it is considering transferring the state export credit guarantees business from credit insurer Coface to Bpifrance, the...

French President Francois Hollande has announced the creation of a new ‘Bank of Exports’, to facilitate the finance of major international trade contracts, especially...

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has mobilised financing from Brazilian bank Itaú Unibanco for Enel Green Power group (Enel), the Italian renewable energy...

Toronto-listed, Lundin Mining has struck an agreement with Freeport-McMoRan to purchase Freeport’s 80% ownership stake in the Candelaria/Ojos del Salado copper mining...

Bolivia’s second largest bank in Bolivia by market share, Banco Nacional de Bolivia (BNB), has joined the International Finance Corporation’s (IFC) Global Trade Finance...

Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the US government’s development finance institution, has approved up to $50 million in direct financing to American...

Value chains like livestock and dairy face a unique set of challenges, giving them a reputation as being higher risk than those for soft commodities like grains.

African banks are taking the lead in financing the continent’s farmers, traders and soft commodities. With more local money in the system, they are also reaching further...

International law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has expanded its Paris banking and finance practice with the hiring of Janet Butterworth, as a partner.

Global law firm Dentons is extending its presence in Africa with a new office in Cape Town and plans to open further offices in Johannesburg and Francophone Africa later...

Brazil’s Banco Pine will benefit from a $115 million loan from Commerzbank and the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), which it will use for onlending to support...

Pan-African specialised finance group Alios Finance has secured a $12.5 million multi-currency senior loan from the Netherlands development financial institution FMO.

First Quantum Minerals (First Quantum) has formally mandated banks to arrange a new $2.5 billion five-year term loan and revolving credit facility. The company has also...

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

Specialist positioning technology provider Trimble has appointed Francois Delepine as chief financial officer (CFO). Trimble integrates a wide range of positioning...