Netherlands-based ING Bank has joined SWIFT's Know Your Customer (KYC) Registry. The registry is a centralised repository that maintains a standardised set of...

The New Zealand Council for Infrastructure Development (NZCID) has elected long-standing board member Patrick Brockie as its new chairman. Brockie, head of global...

More than 100 Latin American financial institutions have joined SWIFT's KYC Registry since it was launched in December 2014. The registry maintains a standardised...

Development banks are neglecting the fight against climate change by backing fossil-fuel projects in developing countries, US eco-group Sierra Club said. The...

Italian export credit agency SACE is launching a new policy dedicated to the country's micro and small companies. BT Facile PMI allows businesses to insure all...

UAE-based Commercial Bank International (CBI) and National General Insurance (NGI) have signed a trade credit insurance agreement. The deal, backed by Coface Credit...

Malaysia will take part in 150 programmes to boost exports next year, the Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation announced. Most of the events will be in...

Swiss-headquartered commodity trader Vitol is buying a 50% stake in US-based asphalt business Sargeant Marine to form a global asphalt logistics and trading company....

The emerging market countries are facing the possibility of a new era of slower economic growth, according to economists at the World Bank. The good news is that those...

We're thrilled to welcome Banco Patagonia Argentina into ADB's Trade Finance Program (TFP). As a participating bank, TFP will provide guarantees to Banco Patagonia...

Global trade looks set to experience a tentative recovery, according to the Global Trade Forecast released by HSBC this morning.

The United States Treasury Department on Monday relaxed sanctions on Yangon’s blacklisted port in “response to reports of slowing trade with Burma.”...

Misys, the financial software company, today announced that HBL, the largest domestic multinational bank in Pakistan, has adopted Misys FusionBanking Corporate...

Canadian ECA Export Development Canada (EDC) has provided C$16M in financing for LCI Education, a network of educational institutions specialising in fashion, design,...

Lloyds Bank has strengthened its commercial banking operation in Asia with the appointment of eight new hires across the business. Stephen Skulley, head of Lloyds Bank...

The Russian Agency for Export Credit and Investment Insurance (EXIAR) has become the 'Made in Russia' national brand’s General Partner. As part of its...

The export credit agencies (ECAs) of Iran and Kazakhstan have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to promote trade and investment between the two nations. The...

Barak founder Jean Craven talks to TXF’s Helen Castell about opportunities in African agri, how trade finance funds complement bank finance and about Barak’s plans to...

The Nordic Investment Bank and Denmark's Ringkjøbing Landbobank have agreed a €20 million loan programme to finance Danish environmental projects and...

Cross-border energy trade in Afghanistan is to be boosted by Asian Development Bank (ADB) grants worth $1.2 billion. The deal will reinforce ongoing energy projects,...