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23 February 2016

Afreximbank provides export diversification financing facilities

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) is providing export diversification financing facilities to tackle issues resulting from the continent's over-reliance...

News
23 February 2016

How ADB's TFP helped Mongolian firm improve food storage

The Asian Development Bank's (ABD) Trade Finance Programme (TFP) has helped a Mongolian company buy a cold storage facility which will allow it to meet demand for...

Perspective
22 February 2016

The dragon in the Andes: China pushes risky LatAm loans

Chinese development banks lent a total of $29.1 billion to Latin America in 2015 – nearly triple the amount of 2014, and more than the combined lending from the...

Perspective
22 February 2016

EuroChem closes largest SACE-covered project finance in Russia in 2015

Sponsored Editorial: EuroChem Group AG, a global top 10 agrochemical company, received an early Christmas present on December 22nd by closing its long-awaited €557...

News
22 February 2016

China's growing role in the Middle East

China is either the biggest or second-biggest trading partner for Middle Eastern countries, leaving Europe and Japan far behind but trailing the United States. But why...

News
22 February 2016

US Ex-Im looks to increase trade with Angola

The Export-Import Bank of the United States (US Ex-Im) is holding talks with Angolan businesses and government officials in a bid to increase trade between the two...

News
22 February 2016

Trafigura will be among first to ship post-ban US oil

Commodities trader Trafigura is set to ship one of the first cargoes of West Texas oil to Israel after the lifting of a US ban on crude oil exports. The delivery from...

News
22 February 2016

UKEF reveals $300m cover to boost exports to Myanmar

UK Export Finance (UKEF) has announced $300 million in cover to help UK businesses export to Myanmar. The export credit agency will also offer help directly to the...

News
22 February 2016

Demica unveils trio of appointments

Demica, the London-based working capital solutions provider, has hired Jen Collet, Giovanni Lazzeri and Karel Krejci to support its growth within securitisation,...

News
22 February 2016

Afreximbank provides $15bn in annual financing

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) originates and distributes more than $15 billion to businesses on the continent to support trade, its president Dr...

News
22 February 2016

UKEF backs boatbuilder in export deal to Germany

UK boatbuilder Blyth Workcats has won a deal to supply a catamaran to a German university after being backed by UK Export Finance (UKEF), the country's export...

News
22 February 2016

Jamaica Ex-Im urges SMEs to use trade credit insurance scheme

The Export-Import Bank of Jamaica (Jamaica Ex-Im) has urged small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to use its trade credit insurance scheme in order to expand to...

News
22 February 2016

Kexim: South Korean exports to drop for another year

South Korea's exports are expected to decline for the second consecutive year in 2016, according to a report by the Export-Import Bank of Korea (Kexim). A drop in...

News
22 February 2016

Insurer XL Catlin boosts trade credit team in Singapore

Global insurance group XL Catlin has appointed a new underwriter, Lim Mei Yean, to its political risk and trade credit team in Singapore. She has more than 13 years of...

Perspective
19 February 2016
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Oil & gas

Reserve-based lending feels the squeeze from low oil prices

Low oil prices prompted BNP Paribas last week to “halt” any new US reserve-based lending (RBL) from its Houston office. Sources state other lenders will continue to offer...

News
19 February 2016

Afreximbank agrees $500m Egyptian import facility

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) have agreed a $500-million facility to help Egyptian importers alleviate temporary...

Perspective
19 February 2016

A fishy business: global trade’s unreported $2 trillion

Equant Analytics has calculated that global trade is $2.1 trillion higher than the World Trade Organisation's (WTO) official figures. TXF speaks with Equant's co-founders...

News
19 February 2016

Currency depreciation has robbed Africa of any low oil price benefits

Africa has not benefited from the low crude oil price because of currency deterioration in most countries on the continent, says Indeni Petroleum Refinery Board...

News
19 February 2016

TradeRocket CEO says smaller firms need better supplier finance products

Jim Ecksteinm the CEO of supply chain platform TradeRocket that focuses on mid-market firms, says smaller firms deserve better support for supplier...

Perspective
18 February 2016

TPP: A treasure trove for trade financiers

Earlier this month, one of the largest multinational trade-liberalisation agreements in history, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), was signed by its 12 member states...