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...

Former Nigerian agriculture minister, Akinwumi Adesina, has today been formally sworn in as the new president of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) at a ceremony...

Antwerp-headquartered, tanker shipping company Euronav has signed a new $750 million senior secured amortising revolving credit facility (RCF). The facility provides the...

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior (Bladex) and the Dutch development bank FMO have co-arranged a $60 million A/B medium-term loan for Banco Financiera Comercial...

Banks cite SME lending (68%) and supply chain finance (61%) facing the greatest pressure from non-bank players. However, many also see new opportunities in strategic...

Ahoy there me hearties! As a lover of the open seas, ships and all things maritime in general, I’m stuck in a seafaring lingo groove following my excursion to the...

Swiss-headquartered commodity trader ECOM Agroindustrial Corporation (ECOM) has mandated banks to act as arrangers and bookrunners for the launch of its $450 million...

In an announcement today, Deutsche Bank has implemented a Receivables on Behalf Of (ROBO) solution for Siemens Financial Services (SFS) in China, for both intra-group and...

The Italian export credit agency, SACE, confirmed today that it would be providing $300 million of insurance cover related to the floating production storage and...

Jin Liqun has been selected as president–designate of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) at the 6th meeting of chief negotiators representing the bank's 57...

National Bank of Abu Dhabi has appointed Sonam Kapadia as the head of trade for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.