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...
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...
Banks are exploring distributed-ledger technology, like the one which underpins bitcoin, amid the risk of fraud in the $4 trillion trade-financing industry.
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...
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...
The US Senate has confirmed Deven Parekh to the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) board of directors - almost two years after President Barack Obama...
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...
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...
Next month, security measures for electronic payments will be upgraded. First Capital Cashflow have released guidelines helping businesses to adapt. Helen Hannah,...
Swiss-based trade finance software solutions developer Micro-Informatique & Technologies (MIT) has signed a deal with Singapore's OCBC Bank to support the...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is prepared to invest in infrastructure and transport projects of Russia and Association of South-East Asian Nations...
Macquarie Specialised Investment Solutions has hired Morten Arntzen as senior shipping industry advisor to support the growth of its global ship financing business. He...
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...