Yinson Production, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Malaysia's Yinson Holdings, has converted its $780 million conventional syndicated term loan to an Islamic Murabahah...

Blockchain activity in trade finance has accelerated, showing that enterprise banks are increasingly interested in the technology. It is also clear that blockchain is...

Brazilian oil giant Petrobras has signed a master agreement with France's Total. The companies jointly participate in 19 consortiums worldwide in exploration and...

A consortium of companies, including Cisco Systems, Bosch and Bank of New York Mellon, have united to look at how blockchain can be used to secure and improve...

A new shipping entity created by the Export-Import Bank of Korea (Kexim) and the Korea Development Bank (KDB) to help the country's shipping and shipbuilding industry...

The Export-Import Bank of China (China Exim) has agreed to lend up to $600 million to Angola to build a deep-sea port in Cabinda. The port, which is surrounded by the...

The Export-Import Bank of China (China Exim) has agreed a $1.275 billion loan for the construction of the Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail line in Nigeria. China will...

Russia's Vnesheconombank will need about $2.5 billion in state support every year until the end of 2021 as it gradually increases lending. It is under Western...

Come on in, put the kettle on and enjoy TXF’s new podcast where our panel discuss the ‘biggest shift, biggest change’ in trade over the past year, and give their...

Amsterdam Trade Bank (ATB) has signed on to CargoDocs to streamline the creation, control and transfer of transport-related title documents – including electronic...

China's One Belt One Road infrastructure lending could create new asset-quality risks for its banks according to Fitch Ratings. Commercial Chinese banks will be...

Associates of Sullivan & Worcester LLP warn about the underlying complexity of drawing up an insurance policy and the importance of securing lenders’ interests.

Ukraine-based sunflower oil producer and exporter Kernel has successfully debuted in the international bond market, a measure of growing lender confidence in the...

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $90 million financial package to support SMEs in Kenya and to promote trade finance in Africa. The deal contains a $50...

Russian aluminium producer Rusal has announced the launch of a five-year $600 million Eurobond with a coupon of 5.125%. The issue will be used to refinance the...

Orix Corp would consider deals to the scale of $1 billion each to buy shipping loans fromEuropean banks, an executive said, as the Japanese financial conglomerate plans...

A development consortium of Sumitomo, Supreme Energy and Engie have secured loan financing of up to $440 million for its 80MW Muara Laboh geothermal power project in West...

Japanese life companies and smaller banks could become a key element in Japan’s effort to maintain its presence in overseas markets.

Akbank is out to market with the first Turkish bank refinancing of 2017. Where the deal prices will not only be a gauge of international bank appetite for Turkey, but the...

Prices of industrial commodities such as energy and metals will surge in 2017 because of tightening supply and strengthening demand, says the World Bank. Agriculture...