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20 May 2016

UniCredit names Amit Dewan head of Asia financing

Italy's UniCredit has named Amit Dewan as head of financing and advisory in Asia-Pacific. Singapore-based Dewan will be responsible for debt capital markets,...

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20 May 2016

Freepoint Commodities upsizes facility to $1.45bn

US-headquartered Freepoint Commodities has extended and upsized a $1.45 billion revolving bank facility. BNP Paribas and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group were joint lead...

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20 May 2016

EXIAR backs export of agri-equipment to Kazakhstan

The Russian Agency for Export Credit and Investment Insurance (EXIAR) is supporting the delivery of John Deere Russia agricultural equipment to Kazakhstan.

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20 May 2016

Default on export invoices up in Eastern Europe

Eastern Europe is seeing a rise in trade credit risk from foreign late payment, according to insurer Atradius. About 20% of businesses in the region, compared to 16%...

Perspective
19 May 2016

Aperam agrees $400m 'backup' borrowing base facility

The Luxembourg-based stainless-steel producer closed a $400 million borrowing base revolving credit facility in March, a month after Moody's upgraded the company to Ba1....

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19 May 2016

BNDES reveals $452m net profit for Q1

BNDES, the Brazilian state development bank, had a net profit of $452 million in the first quarter of 2016. It registered $448 million in the same period last year.

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19 May 2016

SACE opens line of credit to boost Argentine trade

Export credit agency SACE has announced an initial credit line of €700 million available to Italian exporters to support the sale of goods and services to...

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19 May 2016

Turk Eximbank's export credit limits are determined

Turk Eximbank's limits on official cash and non-cash export credits for foreign countries have been determined. The maximum amount of credit for Organisation for...

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19 May 2016

Kexim and Philippines agree loan for Panguil Bay Bridge

The Export-Import Bank of Korea (Kexim) has agreed a 40-year, $100 million loan to the Philippines to finance the Panguil Bay Bridge project in Northern Mindanao. The...

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19 May 2016

KfW IPEX finances French green energy projects

Germany's KfW IPEX-Bank is providing loans of about €104 million to French energy provider Neoen. The money will support the execution of a project portfolio,...

Perspective
18 May 2016

Fitch downgrades struggling Noble

Fitch yesterday joined Moody's and Standard & Poor's in cutting Noble to "junk" status, as the commodities trader battles for liquidity.

Perspective
18 May 2016

NEXI doubles up with UK private insurer to provide export reinsurance

The Japanese ECA is expanding its cover in the UK with the Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company, its latest partnership with private sector insurers in Europe.

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18 May 2016

China is official world leader in development finance

China has become the world leader in development finance. The China Development Bank and the Export-Import Bank of China had outstanding loans of about $684 billion to...

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18 May 2016

UKEF makes Gordon Welsh business group head

UK Export Finance (UKEF), the export credit agency, has made Gordon Welsh its new head of business group. He will lead the department's underwriting, product...

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18 May 2016

Dutch banks leap to fill commodity trade finance gap

Dutch banks ING, ABN Amro and Rabobank are grabbing a bigger share of lending to commodity traders despite shaky markets. Providing loans to traders is considered less...

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18 May 2016

Islamic corporation ready to invest in Indonesia

The Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC) is set to invest in projects, particularly in infrastructure, in Indonesia. Solving...

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18 May 2016

Standard Chartered boosts European transaction banking team

Standard Chartered has made Francesco Miccoli the head of financial institutions, and Owen Davies head of implementation and client management at its Transaction...

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18 May 2016

UK and Kenya sign MoU on renewable energy

The UK and Kenya have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to increase cooperation on renewable energy. As part of the MoU, UK Export Finance affirmed its...

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18 May 2016

EDC agrees $300m loan to Colombia's Ecopetrol

Export Development Canada, the country's export credit agency, has agreed a $300 million bilateral international loan to Ecopetrol, the Colombian state-controlled...

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18 May 2016

ABN commodities head Mulder leaving to start fund

Jan-Maarten Mulder, head of commodities at ABN Amro Group, is leaving the Dutch bank to start his own venture capital fund. He joined in 2013 from trader Trafigura.