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17 September 2015

BHP Billiton chief Andrew Mackenzie attacks barriers to trade

The global economy faces a rising tide of protectionism, economic populism and resource nationalism that threatens its recovery and trade liberalisation, the chief of...

17 September 2015

US Ex-Im closure to see General Electric move 500 US jobs overseas

General Electric will move about 500 US jobs overseas to avoid losing business to foreign rivals, a decision the company said was prompted by the lapse of the US...

17 September 2015

Trafigura ups Nyrstar stake ahead of looming refinancing

Oil trader Trafigura upped its stake in Belgium miner Nyrstar to 20.02% on 2 September through its subsidiary Urion Holdings. The latest purchase comes just shy of a...

17 September 2015

Turkey's Isbank secures syndicated loan worth $1.18bn

Turkish lender Isbank secured a syndicated loan in two tranches of €796.5 million ($899.49 million) and $281 million, with a maturity of 367 days, the bank said...

17 September 2015

India expands Eximbank remit

Adding a new dimension to the policy support being given to project exporters by way of buyer’s credit, the Indian cabinet on Wednesday approved a scheme that...

17 September 2015

ING appoints James and Puijpe as co-heads of Structured Finance Americas

ING Americas today announced the appointment of Bill James and Pieter Puijpe as co-heads of Structured Finance Americas, taking over from Chuck O'Neil who retired...

17 September 2015

New chief executive named at GE Transportation

Russell Stokes, a self-described train guy, will depart GE Transportation on 1 October, two years to the day after he became the company's chief executive. Stokes,...

16 September 2015

Turkey’s İşbank secures $1.2 billion syndicated loan for trade finance

Türkiye İş Bankası (İşbank) has secured a $1.2 billion syndicated loan from a total of 42 banks from 20 countries. The proceeds of the loan will be used by the borrower...

16 September 2015

A sea change in trade finance

At a time when digitisation, regulation and new liquidity are on the rise, Hesham Zakai explores how these factors are changing the trade-finance landscape.

16 September 2015

The burning issues facing the trade sector

Jonathan Bell talks with David Hennah, head of trade and supply chain finance, transaction banking, Misys, about the burning issues of regulation and compliance,...

16 September 2015

Platform power: Eeny, meeny, miny, moe – with which provider shall I go?

TXF’s Hesham Zakai ventures into the brave – but not so new – world of supply chain finance vendors and their respective offerings.

16 September 2015

Treasurers set to descend on Copenhagen for EuroFinance 2015

In little under a week, thousands of treasures and finance professionals will descend on Copenhagen for EuroFinance's 24th International Cash & Treasury...

16 September 2015

Boost for Croatian SMEs with EBRD loan to Raiffeisen Factoring

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a loan of up to €40 million ($45 million) to Raiffeisen Factoring. The loan will allow the...

15 September 2015

Why the ECAs should carry on competing with the private-insurance market

Charles Berry, chairman of specialist insurance broker BPL Global, argues that as exporters and banks now often have a choice between ECA and private-sector cover, ECAs...

15 September 2015

The saga of US Ex-Im

CC Solutions' Valerie Colville discusses how the US export credit agency’s charter came to expire on 30 June, what is likely to come next, and what can be done to bring...

15 September 2015

Shell selects Citi for European cash management

Shell, the global energy and petrochemicals company, has selected Citi’s treasury and trade solutions (TTS) division as its sole bank provider for cash management...

15 September 2015
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Natixis appoints global head of aviation, export & infra finance

Olivier Delay has been appointed global head of aviation, export & infrastructure finance at Natixis. He is based in Paris and reports to Pierre Debray, global head of...

14 September 2015

AFEX appoints Tony Rea as EMEA sales director

AFEX, one of the world's largest non-bank providers of global payment and risk management solutions, has made Tony Rea its EMEA sales director. Rea - a former...

14 September 2015

Afreximbank gears up for investiture of new president and headquarters inauguration

The African Export-Import Bank is set to inaugurate its headquarters building and conduct the investiture of its new president, Dr Benedict Oramah, on September...

14 September 2015

Finacity facilitates MXN$300 million Dimex Capital deal

Finacity today announced it had facilitated the MXN$300million inaugural consumer loan securitization program of Dimex Capital. It will also serve as the ongoing...