The Agricultural Development Bank of China has unveiled plans to boost the modernisation of the country's agriculture industry with $450 billion in loans by...

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has completed a €350 million first round of fundraising for its debut Equity Participation Fund with...

The Bank for International Settlements says the risks of a Chinese banking crisis are mounting, with the gauge of stress in the sector now more than three times higher...

The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (BTMU) and IBM are joining forces to use blockchain technologies for contract management among business partners via the Hyperledger...

Insurer Coface says the economy in Poland is slowing this year - although the growth rate will remain fair at 3.2% following 3.6% in 2015. Insolvencies and...

The latest McKinsey Global Institute report on Africa's diverse economies shows growth in the 11 economies responsible for 60% of the continent's GDP has...

At the end of last month, Finnvera and NIB signed a $225 million facility that will be onlent to a eucalyptus pulp mill project in Brazil. The deal represents the first...

US and EU sanctions against Russia came into effect in 2014 and two years later their effect has led to an economic slowdown, and limited financing opportunities. The...

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...

Ivana Duarte has been appointed the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development's (EBRD) head of the Resident Office in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Fluent, a US-based fintech group, has announced that Dan Juliano - co-founder of PrimeRevenue; and the Trade Advisory founder Anthony Brown have joined its board of...

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has sealed its debut China/Taiwan specific syndicated loan with a $300 million facility guaranteed by the Export-Import...

Risks in the German textile industry remain high, with stagnating sales, low margins, and strong competitive pressure making life hard for companies, according to...

Canadian oil and gas group Questfire Energy has announced its credit facility amendment, including a restructuring of its $44.5 million borrowing base and a revised...

Brazilian metals and mining group Vale has reportedly borrowed $1 billion from a global assembly of banks, guaranteeing it with iron-ore shipments to Glencore.

ExWorks Capital has provided $400,000 in export financing to a US-based company which designs and exports marble manufacturing molds and spare parts.

The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) has agreed a €73 million 20-year loan deal with Sweden's AB Transitio to finance the buying of 33 new passenger trains in the...

The correspondent banking industry has been increasingly impacted by de-risking. SWIFT looks into risk mitigation, standardisation and transparency, and the future of...

The investigation into overseas financing provided by Brazilian development bank BNDES is being widened by police. The probe focuses on alleged payments made in...

Standard Chartered has made a strategic investment in Ripple, a leading distributed ledger company - accelerating the bank's digitisation.