HSBC Commercial Banking has appointed Ajay Sharma as regional head of global trade and receivables finance (GTRF), Asia-Pacific. He is currently global co-head of...

Donald Trump’s election last Tuesday may have only surprised pollsters but there was a mixed reaction in the trade financing space. The potential effects of Trump’s...

XL Catlin has hired Barry Huber as global practice leader for political risk and trade credit claims. He joins from Zurich Insurance Group and is based in New York.

ING Bank has today appointed a new global head of structured export finance.

This year Exiar has doubled its volume of insured exports compared to 2015 as an expanded government mandate begins to bear fruit. Max Thompson investigates the driving...

Dutch development bank FMO and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have closed a €20 million term loan facility with Moroccan bank BMCE. The money is for...

Demica, the working capital solutions provider to corporates and banks, has grown its assets under administration by 130% to $5 billon in the past two years, new...

Swiss-headquartered commodity trader Gunvor closed a $725 million borrowing base facility to support its Dutch operations. The facility launched at $700 million and...

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has published a new trade credit insurance guide in the wake of increased uncertainty in global economies caused by political...

Pascal Lamy, who served two consecutive terms as the director-general of the World Trade Organisation, has joined the World Trade Board as strategic advisor. He will...

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the Agence Francaise de Developpement (AFD) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have agreed a €35...

The Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC) held a discussion on the margins of COP22 in Marrakech showcasing how it facilitates...

Law firm Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW) advised on one of the first securitisations of both existing and future trade finance receivables. HFW claims it provides a new...

Japan's Nippon Export and Investment Insurance (NEXI) and KazExportGarant - Kazakhstan's export credit agency - have signed a memorandum of understanding to...

Free trade has been under the spotlight this year. 2015 saw a spike in anti-trade rhetoric and protectionist policies across the world, with an estimated 40% increase in...

The past year has seen a remarkable reversal of fortunes for the leftist regimes throughout South America. With the exception of Rafael Correa in Ecuador, all the others...

Argentina may have plenty going for it as a renewable leader but one thing is missing - a solid financing structure. Institutions such as export credit agencies and...

The Export-Import Bank of China (China Exim) has agreed a €208 million financing deal for the construction of part of the pan-European Transport Corridor XI road...

Sunny Verghese, chief executive of Singapore-based commodity group Olam International, warns that trade-based industries such as commodity exporters could be hit if...

America's Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) has unveiled $125 million in financing for renewable energy projects in El Salvador and India.