International Finance Corporation (IFC) has signed an agreement to provide a $100 million loan facility to Zenith Bank, to increase its lending to a variety of important...

The sole shareholder of the Export Insurance Agency of Russia (EXIAR) – state corporation Bank for Development and Foreign Economic Affairs (Vnesheconombank) – has today...

The Export-Import Bank of the United States (US Ex-Im) has today announced the first recipients of five of its annual export awards in advance of its 2015 annual...

Fabrice Morel, the deputy secretary general of the Berne Union, has announced he will be leaving the association on Friday 17 April.

Berry Palmer & Lyle (BPL Global), the specialist credit and political risk insurance (CPRI) broker, today announced that, following approval by the Monetary Authority of...

International Finance Corporation (IFC) has announced it will provide a loan to Afriflora Group, a leading large-scale rose grower and distributor based in Ethiopia that...

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Factors Chain International (FCI), a leading network of global factoring companies, have agreed to launch...

The United States exported a record $2.35 trillion of goods and services in 2014, according to data released by the US Department of Commerce.

Seaborn Networks (Seaborn) and Natixis have announced the closing of the debt financing for Seabras-1, the new subsea fibre optic cable system between the commercial and...

The financing for the Shams Ma’an solar photovoltaic project in Jordan has closed with commercial banks combining with Japanese export credit agencies to meet the overall...

The Russian export credit agency, EXIAR, has appointed Alexey Tyupanov as the new chief executive officer (CEO). He takes over from Peter Fradkov, who held the post since...

The Export-Import Bank of the United States (US Ex-Im) today announced a new slate of members for its advisory committee for fiscal 2015.

Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) and International Finance Corporation (IFC) have agreed to provide financial support for the development of a €433 million...

Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) has made four senior appointments to its global transaction services (GTS) team, all from within its own ranks.

BNP Paribas has appointed Peter Kwok as CEO of its China offices. He will take over the role from Clarence T’ao, who will be appointed as head of emerging Asian markets,...

Russia’s Sovcomflot (SCF Group) has secured a new credit facility with European banks, providing the shipping company with vital funds and a healthy 10-year tenor.

Russia’s Otkritie Financial Corporation Bank (Otkritie FC) has raised a $120 million syndicated loan from a group of foreign banks.

The global provider of maritime tracking, monitoring and security software, Pole Star, has launched PurpleTRAC – a new product that allows banks, commodity trading...

Sberbank of Russia and the Russian Agency for Export Credit and Investment Insurance (EXIAR), the country’s export credit agency, have entered into a cooperation...

Alexey Miller CEO and chairman of Gazprom addressed delegates about global gas industry outlooks and problems at the 4th St. Petersburg International Gas Forum held 7-10...