As an export credit agency (ECA) that predominately assists small and medium enterprises (SMEs), the New Zealand Export Credit Office (NZECO) has a strong focus and...

Dutch development bank, FMO, has entered into a new partnership with The Green for Growth Fund, South-East Europe (GGF) in a club deal to provide a credit line of €40...

Trafigura AG, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Trafigura Beheer BV (Trafigura), has renewed its United States borrowing base credit facility, and extended the maturity to two...

Specialist project finance firm, Portland Advisers, has expanded with the recruitment of two further consultants in response to expanding demand for its specialist...

The International Forfaiting Association (IFA), the world’s premier body for trade finance, is holding its 41st Annual Conference in Barcelona from 10-12 September 2014.

KfW IPEX-Bank has signed an $81 million loan agreement with Hong Kong-headquartered port operator Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), to support the sale of...

In a significant reorganisation of the export finance department, HSBC has appointed two new regional heads of the business line. The changes in the department – the most...

Mobile finance has undergone strong growth in recent years, with more than 220 operational platforms worldwide. While the majority of these have so far been confined to...

KfW IPEX-Bank has structured financing amounting to approximately €1.6 billion ($2.16 billion) for the construction of two new cruise ships for Miami-based Norwegian...

Despite having nearly 20% of the world’s cultivated land, Africa’s share of the global agricultural market measured by insurance premiums paid is smaller than 1%,...

Warehouse receipt finance is spreading fast, giving smaller traders and bigger farmers or cooperatives the chance to tap finance immediately while they protect their...

The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) the political risk insurance and credit enhancement arm of the World Bank Group has agreed to support three power...

Today, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) released its Trade Register Report 2014. The empirical evidence from the report points to the fact that trade and...

KfW IPEX-Bank has arranged a loan of over €600 million ($815.3 million) to finance the construction of a second cruise ship for Star Cruises/Genting Hong Kong, the...

TXF talks with several Asia-Pacific heads of export finance about trends and prospects for the business line in the region.

International law firm Ashurst has made a series of appointments and developments that will increase the strength of its finance practice in Asia-Pacific.

Global law firm Dentons is extending its presence in Africa with a new office in Cape Town and plans to open further offices in Johannesburg and Francophone Africa later...

KfW IPEX-Bank, Crédit Agricole CIB and the Singapore branch of DNB Bank have arranged the financing for Hong Kong-Headquartered Star Cruises latest newbuild cruise ship....

Italy’s Enel Group has signed two long-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply contracts with Cheniere Energy of the US, with gas sourced from shale gas fields, for a...

Canadian-based, oil exploration company Caracal Energy, through its wholly owned subsidiary PetroChad Mangara Limited, has signed a $140 million reserve based senior...