The government of Myanmar and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a framework agreement today that will allow ADB to expand its Trade Finance Programme (TFP)...

Glencore, the world’s largest publicly-traded commodity supplier,halted its stock in Hong Kong Monday ahead of an announcement on plans to cut net debt of about...

Export confidence growing among small and medium business but almost a quarter have faced issues securing trade finance or credit insurance

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior (Bladex) has arranged and closed a $102 million, syndicated loan in favour of companies belonging to the Favorita Group; a...

Natixis has appointed Jonathan Kim as managing director, head of global infrastructure & projects (GIP) Americas.

The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), a member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) group, has signed a $3 billion umbrella financing framework...

The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) reports that Helios Investment Partners (Helios) has repaid in full a $50 million loan that was issued by the US...

The Export-Import Bank of Korea (Korea Eximbank) said it could offer $5 billion financing for building hospitals and pharmaceutical centers in Iran. The Korean ECA has...

Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon, has appointed Pieter van Ede as head of business development, global trade credit, with immediate effect....

Corporate financier Falcon Group has entered into a joint-venture co-operation agreement with the government of Vietnam, through the Embassy of Vietnam in the UAE,...

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has today launched the ICC Global Export Finance Committee – an export finance working group, chaired by Eric de Jonge, global...

The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (BTMU) and the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) have teamed under a co-financing arrangement to arrange and provide $693...

Trade finance specialist Bolero International has appointed former JP Morgan executive Daniel Cotti to its board of directors. In his new role as non-executive director,...

The Standard Bank of South Africa (SBSA) has signed a debut $139.3 million, syndicated Ninja loan facility. The funds will be used by SBSA for trade-related financing....

Trade credit insurer Coface has appointed Yoshihiro Suchi as its new country manager in Japan. The appointment is effective from 28 September 2015.

Singapore-based bulk carrier and chemical tanker owner and operator IMC Holdings (IMC) Group has signed loan agreements to secure funds of $120 million to finance the...

Leading global chemicals company, Dow Chemical, has successfully completed its first live transaction using CargoDocs. The US-headquartered multinational issued its...

Markel International, the specialist insurer, has appointed Savita Mascarenhas as underwriter for its expanding trade credit operations in Dubai.

Louis Taylor has been appointed as the new chief executive officer (CEO) of the United Kingdom’s export credit agency UK Export Finance (UKEF). He takes up the role in...

The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (BTMU) has appointed Sébastien Rozès as co-head of corporate banking for EMEA. This is a newly created role where Rozès will work closely...