TXF caught up with Nicolas Dufourcq, CEO at Bpifrance, to find out how France’s new ECA is simplifying its tool box for SMEs since the handling of state export credit...

Traydstream, a new trade finance fintech, has named Ray Sherry as its new chief technology officer, Matteo Bocchi Bianchi as chief knowledge officer and head of new...

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has hired Ibrahim Sagna as director of its Advisory and Capital Markets Department. Sagna joins the bank from the Africa...

Oman Oil has signed a new $1.15 billion five-year revolving credit and has slightly amended the terms of an existing $850 million revolver that matures in 2019.

The Fortuna FLNG final investment decision (FID) is expected to be delivered in 2H 2017 as the remaining milestones are closed out with the multiple stakeholders

GMR Goa International Airports has raised INR19 billion ($295 million) of combined debt and equity to back development of phase 1 of a greenfield airport project at...

Zimbabwe has applied to the Export-Import Bank of China (Chexim) for a $153 million loan to finance the upgrade of Harare International Airport. It would be an extension...

Tonga is looking to become a member of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). Tonga is a full member of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), and most of the...

Sompo Canopius has hired Tim Phillips as credit & political risk underwriter. He will join the insurer on 30 August from Deutsche Bank, where he is head of credit for...

The TXF-ICC Global Export Finance Survey 2017 – which complemented the ICC’s 2017 Rethinking Trade & Finance report – incorporates the pricing and liquidity views of 100...

Liberty House Group, which recently closed a deal for Australian steel mill Arrium, is said to be among the bidders for Glencore's Tahmoor mine in Australia. The mine...

Brookfield Renewable Partners has issued its inaugural green bond, a $475 million financing secured against its 380MW White Pine hydroelectric portfolio...

London-headquartered broker Willis Towers Watson has appointed Stephanie Pariot as a divisional director in its financial solutions division. He specialises in loan...

HSBC and GT Nexus have unveiled a partnership which allows HSBC customers in the US to access a digital commerce platform that helps companies manage complex supply chain...

Non-financial companies may be hoarding record levels of cash, but high payment delays and a sharp rise in major insolvencies show that the global economic recovery masks...

UK Export Finance (UKEF) has reached an agreement with Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds Banking Group, RBS/NatWest and Santander UK to provide trade finance support for small...

Core banking software provider Finxact has made its Open Core API available to qualified banks, vendors and partners through its sandbox for no charge. It says its API is...

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed an agreement with Islamic Development Bank to partner on $2 billion of project financing for renewable energy, health, food...

Open-source blockchain consortium Hyperledger has released its first production-ready solution for building applications. It says the Fabric 1.0 solution offers improved...

Many of Britain's export destinations are more protectionist than before the 2008 financial crisis, according to research by UK manufacturers organisation EEF, which...