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03 March 2016

EBRD and EU support sustainable dairy farming in Nile Delta

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has agreed a €53.65 million loan to Juhayna - Egypt's largest dairy producer - to support...

03 March 2016

NIB finances improved security of electricity supply in Iceland

Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) has sealed a loan deal with Iceland's energy group RARIK to finance the replacement of overhead electricity lines with underground...

03 March 2016

Project financing: the rise of online platforms

How successful have attempts to use online financing platforms in relation to project financing been? This article explores the history and looks at how they can be...

03 March 2016

Bank of America in blockchain trade finance trial

Bank of America has become the latest financial institution to hold a blockchain trade finance trial. It joins Standard Chartered and Development Bank Singapore as...

03 March 2016

Guatemalan produce import-export trade group formed

A group of businesses have formed the Guatemalan Produce Trade Association in a bid to boost the country's exports and imports. It aims to tackle issues affecting...

03 March 2016

ANZ's wealth head Joyce Phillips leaves

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) said Joyce Phillips, its wealth management head, is leaving as the lender folds parts of the business into its retail...

03 March 2016

Trafigura arm lends to Mawson West's Congo copper mine

Galena, Trafigura's investment arm, will lend $20 million to Democratic Republic of the Congo-based Anvil Mining, which is owned by Australia's Mawson West....

03 March 2016

VAALCO Energy sees borrowing base reduced

US-based VAALCO Energy has had the borrowing base under its revolving credit facility lowered to $20.1 million. The redetermination was the result of a review by the...

03 March 2016

SMEs in UAE struggle as banks tighten credit

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are struggling for finance as banks cut credit lines after a spate of defaults. Businesses...

02 March 2016

US Exim inches closer to quorum following Shelby’s primary victory

US Exim could be one step closer to being able to fully supporting US exporters following Senator Shelby’s recent victory at the Alabama Primary.

02 March 2016

Iranian oil Minister to speak at TXF Rome conference

HE Marzieh Shahdaee, Deputy Oil Minister and President, National Petroleum Company Iran is set to speak at TXF’s Rome conference. TXF Rome 2016 Export,...

02 March 2016

Nigeria’s NNPC bid for transparency attracts lenders

International banks are showing renewed interest in investments in Nigeria’s oil sector, as the new management of state-owned Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation...

02 March 2016
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Metals and Mining

Glencore's revolver and results paint brighter picture for trader

Glencore plans to ramp up debt reduction, cutting net debt to $17 billion-$18 billion by the end of this year, as it announced big losses in its annual results. The news...

02 March 2016

Equinox Global boosts Netherlands team

Equinox Global, the Lloyd's cover holder specialising in trade credit insurance, has hired Maurice Stolk as credit analyst. Stolk, formerly of Atradius, will be...

02 March 2016

JBIC agrees loan for Bangladesh power plant facilities

The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) has agreed a buyer's credit loan with Bangladesh Power Development Board to support the export of facilities...

02 March 2016

US Ex-Im set to increase loans to Egypt

The Export-Import Bank of the United States (US Ex-Im) has revealed tentative plans to raise the value of loans to Egypt to $1.5 billion in 2016. It will focus on...

02 March 2016

Mizuho and SMBC seal Japan's biggest project finance deal

Japan's Mizuho Bank and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) have arranged what is believed to be the country's biggest ever project finance deal - a...

02 March 2016

Vitol has sold all its Russian assets to Swedish group

Vitol, the Swiss-based commodity trader, has reportedly sold all its Russian assets. The assets - a number of mine deposits - were bought last year by Swedish oil and...

02 March 2016

EBRD supports trade through National Bank of Greece

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development's (EBRD) Trade Facilitation Programme is backing international trade with a facility to the National Bank of...

02 March 2016

Glencore positive on coal turnaround

Swiss-based commodity trader Glencore remains optimistic on the outlook for a coal turnaround despite a global slump and a huge drop in the company's profits....