The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has agreed to extend a senior loan of $200 million to Lukoil Overseas Shah Deniz (LSD), a wholly-owned...

Agricultural producer and trading company Bunge is in the market with a three year, $1.75 billion revolving credit facility (RCF).

The IFC is providing a $5 million trade finance facility to Myanmar Oriental Bank (MOB) that will allow the bank to help local companies increase their imports and...

Australian satellite company, NewSat, has reached financial close with the Export-Import Bank of the United States (US Ex-Im) and France’s Coface for $390.1 million of...

Poland’s Bank BPH has enhanced its back-office trade finance capabilities with the signing of an agreement licensing the use of Surecomp’s latest version high-volume...

Deutsche Bank’s global transaction banking division has appointed Vikas Arora as head of trade finance and cash management for corporates (TF/CMC) in ASEAN (Association...

The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has appointed Sander Hansen as its new Asia head of structured trade finance. Hansen will be responsible for leading the development of...

The new year is set to usher in new political risks, largely focused around upcoming elections in India, Brazil, Turkey, South Africa and Indonesia. Some of the old risks...

Danish wind turbine manufacturer and wind project developer Vestas has appointed lead banks to arrange an €850 million ($1.16 billion) credit facility. Vestas has...

Mizuho Bank and Itaú BBA International have arranged financing for Rio-based oil and gas firm GranEnergia to purchase and take delivery of a multi-service vessel, named...

Electronic Shipping Solutions (ESS) has today announced its rebrand to essDOCS (pronounced ‘sDocs’), a new identity that balances it’s electronic shipping solutions...

Morocco’s Office National de l'Electricité et de l'Eau Potable (ONEE) is to receive a €65 million ($88 million) sovereign guaranteed loan from the European Bank for...

The president of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (US Ex-Im), Fred Hochberg, has highlighted the achievements of the agency in recent years as he appeared...

First Quantum Minerals (First Quantum) has formally mandated banks to arrange a new $2.5 billion five-year term loan and revolving credit facility. The company has also...

Hans Krohn, head of trade products at Commerzbank, heralds the bank’s success of its CoTrax Finance II-1 trade finance securitisation. But why has it taken so long for...

HSBC China has opened a sub-branch in the Shanghai pilot free trade zone (FTZ) to facilitate cross-border financial transactions for corporate customers.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and HSBC Egypt have combined to provide a $100 million financing facility for independent Egyptian exploration...

The Banking Environment Initiative (BEI) has set out trade financing solutions aimed at increasing sustainability in the commodity trade sector, in a report entitled...

Anton Martin has been appointed managing director and head of sales in global markets at the National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD), bolstering the bank’s West-East corridor...

Houston-headquartered, specialist oil exploration company Pacific Drilling has appointed Paul Reese to the role of chief financial officer (CFO), effective 28 February...