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...

The digitilisation of letters of credit (LCs), more investment to back alternative finance companies, and the supply chain being disrupted by blockchain are some of...

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) will lend only in US dollars, while attracting capital in other currencies. The China-led bank will issue its first...

Financial supply chain company Taulia has raised $46 million in Series E financing, led by London-based Zouk Capital. The latest round brings Taulia's total...

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is issuing a $50 million trade facility to Turkish lender Odeabank. EBRD will issue guarantees covering the...

The Export-Import Bank of Korea (Kexim) may increase its sovereign credit rating for Iran after its sanctions were lifted. Kexim is considering upgrading Iran's...

The Ivory Coast, acting through the Minsitry of Economy and Finance, closed a 244 million sukuk on 21st December 2015.The Islamic Corporation for the Development of...

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has provided a €100 million loan to finance the acquisition of Advanced World Transport (AWT) by...

Five European banks have teamed together to fund a ‎€174.4 million ECA-backed loan agreement with Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) to fund the second, and final,...

As we drive into 2016, some fundamental issues are hitting the market. This latest blog looks at shipping, oil, and Iran and assesses what influences they may be having...

Scorpio Tankers has upsized a loan facility with the Netherlands-based ING Bank. The $87 million credit facility will rise to $132.5 million.

Irvine Marr, a partner at global law firm Clyde & Co, has moved to the firm's London office from its Middle East and North Africa (MENA) operations, where he...

Commodities giant Trafigura is hopeful of seeing lower interest rates as it refinances a $4.275 billion revolving credit facility (RCF). The company expects the...

The Export-Import Bank of the United States (US Ex-Im) earned a profit of $432 million last year despite its lengthy closure. It operated for only nine months of the...

Paris-based Banque Palatine is rolling out a new trade finance system, Allnett from Surecomp. Allnett makes the processing of letters of credit more efficient by...