The ICC Trade Register for 2016 finds that trade finance continues to have a favourable risk profile. However, some within the trade finance community question whether...

As we approach the end of a year that has made the headlines for a variety of reasons, many surprising, shocking and unexpected events have also played out in the...

Agricultural trader Nidera has had a string of problems in recent years as it continues its integration into Cofco Agri. However, lenders are still confident that Cofco...

Reduced growth forecasts for global trade from the WTO has caused consternation among businesses and economies as the gloomy outlook sees trade flows dip below GDP...

Commodity trader Trafigura has taken big steps into the Indian market with their downstream acquisition of Essar Oil alongside sanctioned oil producer Rosneft. The...

In a ground-breaking transaction for Ghana, HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank have issued a $500 million stand-by letter of credit on behalf of Ghana National Petroleum...

In the latest edition of the TXF Export Finance podcast, Simon Jones, Simon Sayer and Gabby Buck discuss the performance of the ECA finance industry in the first half of...

After years of discussion and initiatives BPO has struggled to gain real traction in the market due to its slow uptake by corporates and relative complexity. Commerzbank...

London-based Demica, the specialist provider of working capital solutions, has hired Daniel Kustrin as chief technology officer (CTO). He joins from Cardano Risk...

Daniel Pfeiffer has joined US-based Wells Fargo Capital Finance's supply chain finance (SCF) team as managing director of sales. He arrives from Taulia.

Olam’s acquisition of Archer Daniels Midland (ADM)’s cocoa business provides the perfect opportunity to investigate the trader’s track record for sustainable cocoa and...

Cargill and Bunge stood out as the only traders not to cut ties with Malaysian palm oil producer IOI after its sustainability certificate was suspended, throwing up...

Mercuria Energy Trading has closed its $2.2 billion multi-currency revolving credit facilities. In a sign of the times of banks’ appetite for strong commodity trading...

Following on the distribution theme, this podcast examines the developing relationship between export finance, institutional investors and the capital markets.

For the fourth edition of our export finance podcast, we look at the issue of distribution - how are models changing, what are the key drivers, where are the regulatory...

In this episode, our experts explore the relationship between private insurance and the export finance industry. How has the relationship between private insurance and...

Banks are continuing to withdraw from many of their correspondent banking relationships - a process which threatens global trade, especially in poorer countries. TXF...

BAFT, an international financial services association, has appointed Citi's John Ahearn as the chair of its newly elected board. Michael Quinn, of JPMorgan, is...

In the second TXF export finance podcast, our experts debate the new regulatory reality in export finance, what it means for the industry, and how the environment will...

Daniel Riordan has been appointed as president, XL Catlin Global Political Risk and Trade Credit. This represents a significant move from the private insurance...