First Quantum Minerals (First Quantum) has signed and drawn down on its $2.5 billion, five-year term loan and revolving facility. The company has also completed a number...

Swiss-headquartered agricultural commodity trading group Ecom Agroindustrial Asia has closed its latest revolving credit facility (RCF), initially launched earlier this...

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has made its debut in Tunisia’s leasing sector with a €15 million ($20.8 million) senior unsecured loan to...

Development banks led by the African Development Bank (AfDB) have signed a $142 million loan agreement to develop the 120MW Itezhi Tezhi power project in Zambia.

Further to Norwegian-owned shipping company Höegh LNG Holdings’ recent export credit financing for its second floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) as we...

Citi has announced a second suspected fraud within the Mexican unit of its transaction banking operation. This follows hot on the heels of the $400 million Oceanografia...

US-headquartered CIT Group, a global leader in transportation finance, acting through CIT Maritime Finance has provided a $95.2 million senior secured credit facility to...

Vancouver-headquartered, African miner Asanko Gold has agreed terms to amend its existing project debt facility with a special purpose vehicle of RK Mine Finance Trust I...

The Export-Import Bank of the United States (US Ex-Im) has signed a $100 million financing agreement with the Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (PTA...

Glencore Xstrata, one of the world’s largest global diversified natural resource companies, has struck an agreement with a Chinese consortium to sell its entire interest...

The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has forecast that global trade will grow at a modest rate of 4.7% in 2014, and at a slightly faster rate of 5.3% in 2015.

Swiss-headquartered commodity trader MRI Trading has mandated ABN AMRO Bank and ING Bank to arrange syndicated loan facilities totaling $110 million for the group.

International Bank of Azerbaijan (IBA) has signed a dual currency syndicated term loan facility amounting to $160 million with a group of international banks.

Experts from Sullivan & Worcester give an update on the legal and regulatory landscape in the UK following the Chancellor's budget.

Annette Maresh has been promoted to vice president for trade finance, a position she has already been filling, at the Export-Import Bank of the United States (US Ex-Im)....

Global law firm Dentons is extending its presence in Africa with a new office in Cape Town and plans to open further offices in Johannesburg and Francophone Africa later...

The African Development Bank (AfDB) is providing Shelter Afrique (Shaf), a pan-African financing institution for affordable housing, with a $20 million trade finance loan...

How financial institutions can partner with consumer goods companies to help reduce deforestation

Florian Witt, head of Africa at Commerzbank, explains what corporates can do to mitigate their exposure to risks in the region and capitalise on Africa’s potential.

KfW IPEX-Bank, Crédit Agricole CIB and the Singapore branch of DNB Bank have arranged the financing for Hong Kong-Headquartered Star Cruises latest newbuild cruise ship....