The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has arranged a $22 million syndicated loan to Qartli Wind Farm for the development, construction and...

In a ground-breaking transaction for Ghana, HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank have issued a $500 million stand-by letter of credit on behalf of Ghana National Petroleum...

On 1 January 2017 the French export credit agency (ECA), Coface, will officially transfer all its activity to Bpifrance. Since 1946 Coface has handled state export credit...

An overhaul of Indonesia's mining rules which could restart banned nickel ore exports is being finalised. The change could also give companies five more years to...

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has signed its first Myanmar project loan - the Myingyan power plant, also funded by the Asian Development Bank and...

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has launched MCPP Infrastructure - a programme which aims to raise $5 billion from investors to boost infrastructure in...

Swiss-headquartered trader Vitol has signed an $8 billion refinancing of credit facilities. The loan includes a 12-month extension of its exiting $7.07 billion...

AREAM and Greentale Capital have set up a joint renewable energy and investment management venture. It will help institutional investors throughout Europe interested...

INTL FCStone Global Payments Division has unveiled a financial information exchange (FIX) protocol, integrated with its global payments platform - marking one of the...

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Allianz Group have united to invest in emerging markets infrastructure projects. Allianz will invest $500 million,...

Russia’s Norilsk Nickel has signed a five-year $500 million committed revolving back-stop credit facility (RCF) with a group of international banks. The transaction is on...

Falling commodity prices have caused shortages in dollar funding for African producers and has led to a greater demand for trade financing from local SMEs.

In yet another bailout for the troubled Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd (DSME), the government is considering making the state-owned Export-Import Bank...

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) Americas has hired Anne Marie Thurber as executive director and head of export and agency finance. She was previously a...

Swiss-based commodity trader Gunvor has secured $500 million for a new American trading operation. The US team will initially trade refined products, natural gas and...

Lower borrowing bases are expected by both lenders and borrowers in the next round of determinations, according to research. The average drop is expected to be around...

The World Bank has guaranteed a $500 million stand-by letter of credit from HSBC and Standard Chartered to Ghana National Petroleum Corporation. It marks the largest...

Global law firm Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) has hired new partner Samuel Kolehmainen to its Singapore aviation finance team. He joins from the Singapore office...

The Nordic Investment Bank's financial results show demand for long-term financing in the first eight months of the year prompted faster growth in the bank's...

The Export-Import Bank of Thailand (Thailand Exim) is to open offices in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam this year and in 2017. The bases will serve loan demand...