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12 September 2014

Ambitious ITFA revamp looks to the future

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

05 September 2014

StanChart appoints Karin Flinspach head of cash products

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

26 August 2014

Applying capital market tools for agri-financing

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...

19 August 2014

Double departure from US Ex-Im project division

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...

15 August 2014

WesternZagros secures new debt financing

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

13 August 2014

EBRD arranges new facility for Ukraine’s Nibulon

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

07 August 2014

NIB partners with Litgrid to finance Lithuania-Poland electricity link

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...

06 August 2014

Afrexim finances Econet expansion

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

01 August 2014
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EU and US ramp up sanctions on Russia

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...

29 July 2014

Finacity facilitates receivables funding for Uralita

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

21 July 2014

Sri Lanka and Uzbekistan benefit from ADB energy loans

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

17 July 2014

Agricultural Investment Funds target Africa

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....

17 July 2014

NBAD appoints head of syndicated finance

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

16 July 2014

Factoring for farmers: financing challenges in the Caribbean

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...

16 July 2014

How Brazil engaged capital markets in agri-financing

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...

15 July 2014

Entrepreneurs in Africa plug into new technologies

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

04 July 2014

Pacific International turns to Bolero for eBL

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...

03 July 2014

ICC Trade Finance Survey points to decelerating and uneven global growth

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...

26 June 2014

Ex-Im: US facing ‘unprecedented levels of competition’

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...

26 June 2014

Finacity facilitates CreditCircle loan origination programme

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...