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03 February 2014

ICBC poised to acquire Standard Bank’s London arm

The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) is to buy a 60% stake in Standard Bank’s London-based Global Markets business for $765 million, making it China’s first...

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03 February 2014

United Arab Bank introduces trade portal for corporates

Sharjah-headquartered United Arab Bank (UAB)has launched an online trade portal recently, which is designed to transform the ease and speed with which corporate customers...

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03 February 2014

JB's weekly round-up - 6 February 2014

There was much talk and media attention towards the end of last year around the Citi and Santander Trade MAPS securitisation programme. And the subject of securitisation...

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03 February 2014

Electronic Shipping Solutions rebrands as essDOCS

Electronic Shipping Solutions (ESS) has today announced its rebrand to essDOCS (pronounced ‘sDocs’), a new identity that balances it’s electronic shipping solutions...

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03 February 2014

Andrew England leaves Lloyds

Andrew England, head of transaction banking at Lloyds, has left the bank after his role was incorporated into a new operating structure led by Ed Smith. The transaction...

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03 February 2014

Moroccan juice producer Citruma receives EBRD loan

Moroccan juice producer Citruma has received €5.5 million ($7.4 million) in financing from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), to fund the...

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03 February 2014

VTB provides guarantees to Finnish-Russian shipping JV

VTB Bank has signed a general agreement with Arctech Helsinki Shipyard, in which Russia’s United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) has a major shareholding. The agreement is...

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31 January 2014

Atek receives credit boost from VTB

Bashkortostan-based oil trader Atek has received a boost from VTB Bank in the form of a credit facility with a RUB 5 billion ($142 million) limit.

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31 January 2014

EBRD provides drinking water loan to Morocco’s ONEE

Morocco’s Office National de l'Electricité et de l'Eau Potable (ONEE) is to receive a €65 million ($88 million) sovereign guaranteed loan from the European Bank for...

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29 January 2014

Suek signs syndicated PXF facility

Russian coal mining company Siberian Coal Energy (Suek) has secured a five-year, $1.5 billion syndicated pre-export finance (PXF) facility. The deal was signed on 28...

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29 January 2014

“Made in America brand has never been stronger”: Hochberg testifies to US Senate

The president of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (US Ex-Im), Fred Hochberg, has highlighted the achievements of the agency in recent years as he appeared...

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28 January 2014

First Quantum mandates banks for new facilities

First Quantum Minerals (First Quantum) has formally mandated banks to arrange a new $2.5 billion five-year term loan and revolving credit facility. The company has also...

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28 January 2014

Paving the way for trade finance securitisation

Hans Krohn, head of trade products at Commerzbank, heralds the bank’s success of its CoTrax Finance II-1 trade finance securitisation. But why has it taken so long for...

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28 January 2014

Michael F Jackson appointed Fundtech’s head of Americas cash management

Michael F Jackson, former vice president of ACI’s electronic bill presentment and payment (EBPP) group, has been appointed head of Americas cash management at Fundtech,...

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28 January 2014

HSBC opens outlet in Shanghai FTZ for cross-border transactions

HSBC China has opened a sub-branch in the Shanghai pilot free trade zone (FTZ) to facilitate cross-border financial transactions for corporate customers.

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28 January 2014

IFC expands partnership with Egypt’s AUBE to boost trade

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has expanded its partnership with Ahli United Bank Egypt (AUBE) in a bid to enhance the country’s international trade activity...

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28 January 2014

EBRD and HSBC provide Egypt’s IPR with energy loan

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and HSBC Egypt have combined to provide a $100 million financing facility for independent Egyptian exploration...

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28 January 2014

KfW and AWAS close penultimate ECA-backed financing

KfW IPEX-Bank and AWAS Aviation Capital have closed the seventh financing under their eight aircraft ECA supported financing facility.

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27 January 2014

Sustainable commodity finance gains momentum

The Banking Environment Initiative (BEI) has set out trade financing solutions aimed at increasing sustainability in the commodity trade sector, in a report entitled...

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27 January 2014

JB's weekly round-up - 27 January 2014

Earlier this month, Dealogic sent out press releases broadcasting their results for the overall trade volumes for 2013, declaring that volumes had fallen by over 30%...