The International Trade and Forfaiting Association (ITFA), formerly the International Forfaiting Association (IFA), has undergone an ambitious revamp focused on playing a...

UK-headquartered Standard Chartered bank (StanChart) has appointed former Citi employee Karin Flinspach as its new head of cash products for transaction banking.

With an immense amount of financing required in African agriculture, bank financing alone – at least in the current climate – is insufficient. The same was true of Brazil...

Beth Touomou, director of project & structured finance, and Jessica Bartos, investment officer at the same division, are both leaving the Export-Import Bank of the United...

Calgary-headquartered junior oil explorer WesternZagros Resources has secured new debt financing amounting to $200 million. The funding comes from its largest shareholder...

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has arranged a $130 million A/B syndicated facility for Ukraine’s leading grain trader Nibulon.

The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) has agreed a €50 million ($67 million) loan for the Lithuanian electricity transmission system operator Litgrid. The funds, which have a...

The African Export-Import Bank (Afrexim) has arranged a $150 million financing facility for Mauritius-based telecommunications company Econet Wireless Global (Econet)....

The EU and US have both increased sanctions against Russia, targeting its critical energy, finance and defence sectors, as well as more persons and companies directly...

The American accounts receivable securitisation services company Finacity has facilitated a series of European trade receivable funding solutions for Spain’s Uralita,...

Sri Lanka and Uzbekistan have each received a $300 million loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) dedicated to energy projects.

The number of Agricultural Investment Funds (AIFs) has increased significantly over the past decade, alongside an increase in the world’s population and food demand....

The National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) has appointed Jonathan Macdonald as the managing director and head of syndicated finance.

When considering challenges faced by farmers in the Caribbean – of which there are many – it is important to appreciate first the breadth of the region, says Niko...

With the vast ocean of financing required in African agriculture, banks alone – at least in the current climate – are insufficient. The same was true of Brazil and the...

Key innovations and technologies are helping to drive change across Africa’s agricultural value chains, from mobile payment systems to centralised information registries....

Singaporean shipping company Pacific International Lines has utilised Bolero’s cloud platform technology for an electronic bill of lading (eBL) as part of a BHP Billiton...

Global trade grew by 3.1% in 2013, in line with world GDP, although improvements across the globe were uneven and bore signs of deceleration, according to the latest data...

An aggressive ramping up of export credit activity by major ECAs and the increasing participation by non-OECD members in the financing space traditionally occupied by the...

Finacity has acted as advisor to CreditCircle, a peer-to-peer loans specialist, in a loan origination programme recently closed between CreditCircle and a regional bank...