Three companies have won contracts to develop two photovoltaic power projects in Zambia through the World Bank-organised Scaling Solar scheme. The World Bank, the IFC,...

As presented at TXF Rome last week, here are the 10 trends we are seeing in export finance in 2016. These were derived from three separate, bespoke research initiatives...

Mercuria Energy Trading has closed its $2.2 billion multi-currency revolving credit facilities. In a sign of the times of banks’ appetite for strong commodity trading...

The industry had its say about the best institutions and players in commodity and export & agency finance for our annual Best in Class awards. The winners in each...

Following on the distribution theme, this podcast examines the developing relationship between export finance, institutional investors and the capital markets.

Raoul Leering, head of international trade analysis at Netherlands-based ING, has issued his report on the slowdown in global trade. He looks at the causes and warns...

French export credit agency Coface is providing an additional line of credit to digital industrial company GE for gas turbine combined cycle projects. GE will now...

Using TXF Data, the European Banking Federation (EBF) and International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) have released their State of Play in Export Finance report, including...

Thierry de Longuemar, vice-president for finance and risk management at the Asian Development Bank, is to leave in September and move to the Asian Infrastructure...

The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) has approved financing worth almost $1.2 billion for eight new development projects. The private sector-led projects...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Germany-based reinsurance company Munich Re have signed an agreement on $250 million cover to help ADB's Trade Finance...

London-based ICBC Standard Bank has appointed Rene Baars as head of its international commodity coverage. Baars has over 15 years of experience in commodity finance...

Swiss export credit agency SERV has made Laura Sadis and Christoph Meier-Meier new members of its board. Ms Sadis is currently a member of the board of directors of...

Insurer Lockton Companies has hired Jerry Paulson to its Chicago office as producer and senior vice-president. He boasts 15 years of experience in trade credit...

Working capital solutions provider Demica has boosted its team in London by hiring Mansour Davarian, Markus Musielak and Luke Thompstone to key new roles.

New and existing investors have joined B2B fintech platform Tradeshift's $75 million series D funding. The funding will accelerate the group's global expansion...

Demica, the London-based working capital solutions provider, has been mandated as lead adviser on over $1 billion of new live transactions. The clients operate across...

During TXF’s Export, Agency and Project Finance conference in Rome last week, Max Thompson caught up with senior vice president of Reliance Industries Vineyesh Sawhney to...

China Eximbank is advancing a $500 million loan to Ethiopia towards the construction of an industrial park in Adama, in the latest rapprochement between the two...

New York-based ING Capital has closed a $107.5 million pre-delivery payment (PDP) financing for Ethiopian Airlines in respect of Airbus A350-900 aircraft.