Jasper Wauters has joined law firm White & Case as a partner in Geneva, boosting the firm's global international trade practice. He advises on all aspects of...

New York-headquartered blockchain banking consortium R3CEV is on the verge of closing a record funding round of $150 million. The funding was originally reported to be as...

Japanese funders, including the Japan Bank for International Cooperation and the Nippon Export and Investment Insurance, committed $3.54 billion in project finance in...

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Banking Commission has made a number of appointments to its Advisory Board, Executive Committee and Secretariat, including...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Academy have joined forces to offer training courses on global trade and trade finance....

The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) is to open its first branch in India. The IDB will be offering Islamic banking facilities in the country from Gujarat.

State-owned Egyptian Electricity Holding Company (EEHC) has tapped SACE cover for a tightly priced loan to finance the CCGT conversions of the Assiut and West Damietta...

Solunion, the credit insurance joint venture of Euler Hermes and Spain's MAPFRE, has started operations in the Dominican Republic. MAPFRE BHD, MAPFRE's Dominican...

Aidan Heavey, founder and chief executive of London-headquartered Tullow Oil, is to step down from the role to become group chairman later this year. He will be replaced...

France's Total is to buy a controlling stake in the Lake Albert development project, in Uganda, from London-headquartered Tullow Oil for $900 million. The deal is...

The World Bank has released its January 2017 Global Economic Prospects report, predicting that global economic growth will accelerate moderately to 2.7% this year after a...

China Export and Credit Insurance Corporation (Sinosure) has opened a $1.3 billion line of credit to finance the development of Iran's Abadan Oil Refinery. China...

Capital Business Credit, a US-based supply chain finance group, has appointed Robert Grbic as president and chief executive officer, and Michael Fortino as chief...

China Petroleum Pipeline Bureau (CPP) has won a $694 million contract to build a ship-to-shore crude oil pipeline in Bangladesh. China will pay for 80% of the project...

There is, according to the Asian Development Bank, a $1.6 trillion trade finance gap - but what can be done? There are no easy answers but speciality finance lenders and...

The Export-Import Bank of India (India Exim) has launched EXIM Mitra, an online platform which offers information on financial products available to boost exports, and...

VTB Austria has arranged €220 million in long-term financing for Holding Slovenske Elektrarne, a Slovenian state-owned electricity producer and trader.

A growing number of investors in trade finance funds complain that low default risk trade data provided by the ICC Trade Registry is being used out of context to pitch...

Solar PV investment platform Azienda Solare Italiana (ASI) has closed a landmark hybrid refinancing – although an add-on to its 2014 deal the issue is still the largest...

Pakistan's 870MW Suki Kinari Hydropower Project, co-financed by the Export-Import Bank of China (China Exim), has reached financial close under the framework of...