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23 May 2016

Iran and Indonesia set to boost trade ties

Ties between Iran and Indonesia are set to be strengthened, particularly in the energy sector, after talks between Iran's economy minister and the vice-president...

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23 May 2016

Fraud in $4tn trade finance has banks turning digital

Banks are exploring distributed-ledger technology, like the one which underpins bitcoin, amid the risk of fraud in the $4 trillion trade-financing industry.

Perspective
23 May 2016

How is FinTech transforming trade finance?

Trade finance has gained a reputation for being somewhat sluggish in its operations, with a sizeable chunk of processes still being paper-based. But could that be...

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23 May 2016

SMEs will suffer if trade costs rise

Global finance is shedding risk at the expense of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). SMEs, particularly in Asia and the Pacific, rely on expensive...

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23 May 2016

Senate nod for Deven Parekh on OPIC board

The US Senate has confirmed Deven Parekh to the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) board of directors - almost two years after President Barack Obama...

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23 May 2016

Afreximbank closes historic $750m bond issue

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has closed a $750 million bond after achieving an order book of $3.4 billion from 290 investors. It represents the largest...

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23 May 2016

Ecobank and Old Mutual agree to strengthen ties

Pan-African bank Ecobank and London-based insurance and asset management giant Old Mutual have sealed an enhanced strategic agreement to boost existing ties. Clients...

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23 May 2016

Security measures for electronic payments to be upgraded

Next month, security measures for electronic payments will be upgraded. First Capital Cashflow have released guidelines helping businesses to adapt. Helen Hannah,...

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23 May 2016

MIT seals TRAC contract with OCBC Singapore

Swiss-based trade finance software solutions developer Micro-Informatique & Technologies (MIT) has signed a deal with Singapore's OCBC Bank to support the...

Perspective
20 May 2016

InterOil signs $400m PXF to develop Papua New Guinea gas project

The $400 million refinancing is an unusual bright spot in an otherwise moribund oil and gas market, but with no other comparable deals pricing and structuring was a...

Perspective
20 May 2016

ICIEC set to invest in Indonesia

The Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC), part of the Islamic Development Bank Group (IsDB), is ready to invest in projects in...

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20 May 2016

EBRD finances upgrade of Greece's Energean

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is extending a $75 million financial package to Greek oil and gas producer Energean. It will be used to...

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20 May 2016

MoU could see KDB fund Brisbane rail tunnel

The Korea Development Bank (KDB) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Queensland, Australia, which could see it fund Brisbane's Cross River Rail and...

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20 May 2016

Deutsche Bank hires HSBC veteran Frank Fang

Deutsche Bank has appointed Frank Fang as head of corporate banking for China. Fang, who worked at HSBC for 25 years, fills the post vacated by Anthony Lin, who left...

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20 May 2016

BSTDB and ICD agree to strengthen trade

The Greece-based Black Sea Trade and Development Bank (BSTDB) and the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) signed a memorandum of...

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20 May 2016

SACE backs Creval loan to help IVS Italia grow globally

Italian export credit agency SACE and Credito Valtellinese (Creval) have agreed a €10 million loan to back the global growth of IVS Italia, the country's...

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20 May 2016

Bryan Cave boosts German banking and finance practice

Global law firm Bryan Cave has expanded its banking and finance practice in Germany by welcoming Sandra Pfister as a partner. Reinhard Bunjes also joins as...

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20 May 2016

AIIB ready to invest in Russian and ASEAN projects

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is prepared to invest in infrastructure and transport projects of Russia and Association of South-East Asian Nations...

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20 May 2016

Morten Arntzen boosts Macquarie ship financing business

Macquarie Specialised Investment Solutions has hired Morten Arntzen as senior shipping industry advisor to support the growth of its global ship financing business. He...

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20 May 2016

Bunge CFO Drew Burke will retire at end of year

Bunge, the US-headquartered agribusiness, has revealed that chief financial officer (CFO) Drew Burke will retire at the end of the year. He was named CFO in February...