The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), together with a syndicate of commercial banks, has arranged a €200 million ($271.9 million) syndicated bridge financing...

The Export-Import Bank of the United States (US Ex-Im) is providing a $64.5 million direct loan to Astidey, in Montevideo, Uruguay, for the purchase of US-manufactured...

TXF talks to Vincent O’Brien, chair of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Banking Commission’s Market Intelligence Group on the ICC’s Global Survey 2014:...

KfW IPEX-Bank has signed a $794 million loan with ~Big River Steel^, a company based in Arkansas, US, for the development of a new sheet ste

Haiti has found itself at the forefront of agricultural microfinance with an initiative that is shaking up misconceptions about the bankability of smallholder famers and...

Despite having nearly 20% of the world’s cultivated land, Africa’s share of the global agricultural market measured by insurance premiums paid is smaller than 1%,...

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has appointed Andras Simor as the new vice-president finance and chief financial officer (CFO). The...

Value chains like livestock and dairy face a unique set of challenges, giving them a reputation as being higher risk than those for soft commodities like grains.

Standard Chartered (StanChart) has appointed Michael Vrontamitis as head of trade, product management. He is based in Hong Kong and reports to George Nast, global head,...

Croatian food and pharmaceutical producer Podravka has secured a loan of €73.4 million ($99.9 million) through the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and a...

The Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) has appointed Gustavo De Rosa as finance manager and chief financial officer (CFO). He will take up the position effective 1...

In a landmark development for agri-trade in Eastern Africa, the commodity-focused East Africa Exchange (EAX) has been officially launched. The regional commodity exchange...

KfW IPEX-Bank is providing a loan of £56.5 million ($96.8 million) for the Crook Hill Wind Farm project, north of Rochdale in east Lancashire, UK. The bank is acting as...

Governments in African, Caribbean and Pacific countries have a huge responsibility to support agriculture, which in many cases employs more than half the population and...

The love affair between banks and traders is sometimes resented by producers, who struggle to access bank finance directly. But traders are the arteries and veins of...

The establishment and launch of the eurozone’s first offshore clearing hub for renminbi (RMB) trade settlement is anticipated to be a major boost to European corporates,...

British export growth is still considered to be slow. But with government initiatives, the rise of alternative financiers and active efforts to support companies, this...

One of the biggest challenges small farmers face when they try to access finance is that they are an unknown risk. More farmers in African, Caribbean and Pacific...

Warehouse receipt finance is spreading fast, giving smaller traders and bigger farmers or cooperatives the chance to tap finance immediately while they protect their...

Development finance institutions (DFIs) have of course always led the charge in sweetening deals in emerging markets – using their own liquidity, quasi-sovereign rating...