When the famous Scottish novelist Robert Louis Stevenson opined, “Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant,” he encapsulated the need...

The digitisation of trade finance services has been one of the key developments in the industry over the last decade with numerous offerings available for both corporates...

Banks face challenges to their product offering amid greater disruption in the trade finance space from the influence of distributed ledger technologies and the rise of...

Commodity trader Trafigura has taken big steps into the Indian market with their downstream acquisition of Essar Oil alongside sanctioned oil producer Rosneft. The...

Despite Ukraine’s turbulent times, the agricultural sector has survived and prospered as the country looks to make business more attractive. A recent PXF could signal...

Exporters across a number of industries have seen gaps emerge between them on the cost of their financing. According to TXF/Clevis Research’s 2016 Exporter Survey,...

Exporters have questioned the ability of ECAs to meet their needs in a timely fashion despite an increase in their execution speed, according to TXF/Clevis Research’s...

Exporters have reduced their ratings of banks in 2016 following a challenging year in the industry as the regulatory burden takes its toll. Diminished results across key...

Commodity houses have seen a difficult year for trading as a prolonged slump in prices without the contango opportunities that existed in 2015 has seen them look to find...

The world’s second largest continent faces vast challenges in accessing trade financing with SMEs particularly affected by a vastly increased trade financing gap,...

A survey of Asian-focused industry professionals across the export finance community has pointed to Indonesia as the most active region for ECA finance opportunities next...

HSBC is part of a group of international banks that offer opportunities for investors to participate in trade financing arrangements as part of their balance sheet...

Despite being below investment grade, Brazil’s largest oil company appears to have retained market confidence amid an ongoing political scandal and repeated allegations...

Secured financing for commodities, particularly the borrowing base, took a hit following the acrimony of the OW Bunker scandal and its subsequent fall out. Lenders have...

An increase in compliance issues in international banking in the wake of damaging public exposures and scandals has demonstrated the importance of regulation in the...

The Chinese government’s change in rules dealing with foreign investment offshore could see an increase in international bank financing in the country. Fangyuan Group’s...

According to a report by WorldFirst and an SME funding roundtable hosted by Western Union, digital infrastructure development and government cooperation, among other...

An industry survey at TXF's Geneva commodity conference has pointed to suggestions that banks are refocusing how they approach commodity finance structures due to the...

Having recently left ING, Bernard Zonneveld, former global head of structured metals and energy financing has joined the board of Russian aluminium producer Rusal. With...

SMEs in Asia and the Pacific face acute challenges in obtaining financing, with unique geographies and low bank densities forming barriers for businesses. The development...