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25 October 2016

MHP’s $100m PXF could spark Ukraine agri boom

Despite Ukraine’s turbulent times, the agricultural sector has survived and prospered as the country looks to make business more attractive. A recent PXF could signal...

News
25 October 2016

IFC backs Bank of Georgia trade finance facility

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) provided funding and a partial guarantee through its Global Trade Finance Programme as Bank of Georgia closed a $50 million...

News
25 October 2016

KfW IPEX agrees freight wagons financing for Irish group

Germany's KfW IPEX-Bank and DVB Bank have financed the purchase of up to 1,335 freight wagons for Ireland's Tx Rail Finance 4. The two banks will contribute...

News
25 October 2016

KDB to sell stake in Daewoo Engineering & Construction

The Korea Development Bank (KDB) is to sell its controlling stake in Daewoo Engineering & Construction next year. KDB, Daewoo's main creditor, wants to...

News
25 October 2016

UKEF hires Bhaskar Dasgupta as chief operating officer

UK Export Finance (UKEF), Britain's export credit agency, has hired Bhaskar Dasgupta as its new chief operating officer. He joins from HSBC, where he was most...

News
25 October 2016

Central Asia's energy investment needs hit $94bn

Power investment needs in Central Asian countries total $94 billion until 2023 - and the private sector has to fill a financing gap of about $38 billion in that...

News
25 October 2016

Cautious western insurers rebuild business ties with Iran

Western insurers are slowly restarting business with Iran ten months after global sanctions were lifted - but progress is hampered by banking restrictions.

News
25 October 2016

AfDB makes power, energy, climate and green growth VP hire

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has appointed Amadou Hott as vice-president, power, energy, climate and green growth. His experience includes infrastructure...

News
25 October 2016

Insurer Euler Hermes partners with Fluent

Insurer Euler Hermes has joined forces with blockchain start-up Fluent, which will deliver credit insurance through its Fluent Trade Asset Marketplace trade finance...

News
25 October 2016

Belarus seeks AIIB membership

Belarus wants to join the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). It also had talks with the Export-Import Bank of the United States about boosting its position...

News
25 October 2016

Hungarian Ex-Im and Iran sign trade, project MoU

The Export-Import Bank of Hungary (Hungarian Ex-Im) and the Export Development Bank of Iran have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to boost cooperation in...

News
25 October 2016

EBRD supports first SME loan securitisation in Greece

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is investing in publicly listed senior notes in the first small and medium-sized loan securitisation in...

News
25 October 2016

Afreximbank unveils model law on factoring

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has unveiled The Afreximbank Model Law on Factoring in a bid to foster the growth of factoring activities across the...

Perspective
24 October 2016

India Exim's $750m LoC to Nepal looks to cement frosty trade ties

India and Nepal look to fortify trade ties that have come under strain in recent years, as India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi attempts to implement his 'Neighbourhood...

Perspective
24 October 2016

Ausgrid: NSW’s transmission privatisation and infrastructure nationalism

Australia’s New South Wales pronounces itself happy with an all-local bid for its prize electricity transmission asset.

News
24 October 2016

CBA and Wells Fargo seal landmark blockchain cotton deal

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) and America's Wells Fargo used blockchain technology in a "world's first" deal for a shipment of cotton...

News
24 October 2016

Tereos sweet on buying Petrobras share of sugar business

French group Tereos is in talks to buy Brazil's state-owned oil giant Petrobras's 45.9% minority stake in their joint sugar venture Guaran. Petrobras has vowed...

News
24 October 2016

Euler Hermes: Annual trade volume growth to stay below 4%

Insurer Euler Hermes has warned in a new report that global trade growth will weaken to +2.1% by volume this year - with an acceleration of just +3.1% in 2017.

News
24 October 2016

KfW funds green public transport in developing countries

German development bank KfW will next year provide around €1 billion to boost sustainable public transport in growing cities in developing countries and emerging...

News
24 October 2016

SACE backs Virgin Voyages order for three cruise ships

Export credit agency SACE has backed a deal which sees Virgin Voyages order three cruise ships from Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri. The loan will be supported by...