Global law firm Dentons has examined the key impacts of Iran's sanctions being lifted, including which activities may still require a license, and what it means...

Insurance brokerage firm Arthur J Gallagher has hired Tim Fisher as joint managing director of its trade credit and surety practice. The move signals its commitment to...

Coface has named Xavier Durand as its new CEO. He will replace current CEO Jean-Marc Pillu following the board of directors’ meeting due to be held on 9 February.

UK Export Finance (UKEF), Britain's export credit agency, is ready to offer financing to civilian aircraft exports to Iran, the head of its aviation section said....

UK-headquartered trade finance specialist Bolero International has appointed former JP Morgan executive Daniel Cotti as its new chairman. He will replace Nicholas...

Inaugurating its recent financing agreement with US multinational industrial conglomerate General Electric (GE), Britain's export credit agency UK Export Finance (UKEF)...

London-based ICBC Standard Bank has appointed Mark Thompson, a former executive at trading house Trafigura's asset management business, as head of its global base...

Citi and Euler Hermes - the German export credit agency - have agreed a $114 million loan with Vietnam Airlines. The airline boosted its fleet with two A321-200...

A feature has looked at the true cost of allowing the Export-Import Bank of the United States' (US Ex-Im) charter to lapse - and what problems businesses would...

The commodity crisis which hit copper and oil prices is not over yet, hedge funds have warned. Market turmoil in China and a stronger dollar are also eroding the...

India's merchandise exports dropped for the 13th successive month in December amid a fall in orders from the US and Europe and exporters' struggles with a...

More than 2,000 financial institutions have signed up for SWIFT's Know Your Customer (KYC) Registry - a centralised repository which maintains a standardised set...

Platform Black, provider of alternative finance to UK businesses, has made three new appointments. Helen Mackenzie joins as head of broker relations, Gayle Townsend...

We’re delighted to announce that Dr Arkebe Oqubay, Senior Government Minister, Special Advisor to the Prime Minister of the Ethiopian Government,...

The digitisation of trade finance has the potential to deliver significant benefits to corporates, banks, carriers and other trading partners. As well as reducing the...

The new, China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has been officially launched in Beijing. The bank is expected to have $100 billion in authorised...

UK Export Finance (UKEF), Britain's export credit agency, has reintroduced cover to back companies looking to do business with Iran after sanctions against the...

The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) has signed a $2.1 billion loan deal with the United Arab Emirate's Abu Dhabi National Oil Company to help it...

Britain's biggest mining companies have seen £60 billion wiped off their market value since last summer, according to research by Business Insider.

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has signed a deal to help fund the building of the world's largest solar power plant in India. It will attract about...