Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior (Bladex) has disbursed a $125 million, 5-year senior unsecured term loan for Banco de Costa Rica (BCR).

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior (Bladex) has closed a $40 million, 3-year senior secured trade finance term loan for Peruvian-based Banco Financiero del Perú...

The Korean and Australian governments have signed the Korea-Australia Free Trade Agreement (KAFTA), which aims to eliminate most tariff barriers into Korea, Australia’s...

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,...

Panama-based Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior (Bladex), Nederlandse Financierings-Maatschappij voor Ontwikkelingslanden (FMO) and the Dutch Development Bank...

Barclays has appointed Nick Littleford and Paul Woodward as co-heads of large corporate sales finance organisation, UK and Ireland, within the trade and working capital...

International law firm Ashurst has appointed Chin Chuan Chen as a partner in its finance team in Beijing and Singapore. This is the latest appointment in a string of...

The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) is providing guarantees to Banco Santander on a $300 million loan. Risk of the non-honouring of sovereign financial...

The international commercial law firm, Ince & Co, has appointed Paul Herring as its new chairman and Jan Heuvels as international senior partner.

The independent US-based renewable energy company, First Wind, has obtained $254 million in financing for its South Plains wind project in Floyd County, Texas.

More than 400 trade finance practitioners gathered in Turkey’s cultural and commercial capital Istanbul this week for the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Banking...

In celebrating its 80th year, the Berne Union must reflect on what it has already built and how to sustain its success over the next 20 years. The Berne Union has been a...

A panel of industry experts explore the key issues impacting the export finance market now and in the future. Topics covered include the impact of Basel III on export...

Houston-headquartered, deepwater drilling specialist company, Pacific Drilling has signed a revolving credit facility (RCF) with an aggregate principal amount of up to...

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has appointed six new advisory board members to its Banking Commission, and three new Technical Advisors on the ICC Trade...

Members of the Berne Union – International Union of Credit & Investment Insurers – came together in London this week for their annual general meeting (AGM). At the same...

Santander has appointed Rogier Schulpen as managing director and global head of trade and working capital solutions.

Alexander Malaket shares insights and observations with Paul Johnson, director, senior product manager, BofAML, based in Los Angeles.

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...

Finnish export credit agency (ECA) Finnvera has extended its export credit guarantees programme to industrial companies making export related investments in Finland,...