The end of the year really shouldn't have the significance it does. In the US, the calendar year coincides with the tax year, meaning that there are some powerful...

Forecasts for trade since the financial crisis have been steady. Now, political anxiety and regulatory tightening casts a huge shadow of ambiguity over the trade outlook...

The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) and Sweden's Sparbanken Skane have agreed a €52 million loan designed to boost small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and...

The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) has agreed a $24 million loan to Tokyo-based petroleum company Idemitsu Kosan as part of a $40 million financing deal...

The foreign currency financing of combined cycle power plants in Assiut and West Damietta, Egypt, has reached financial close, Dubai's Orascom Construction said. Italian...

Trade credit insurer Euler Hermes and Business France have renewed and extended their 2013 partnership agreement to boost French companies abroad by simplifying company...

KfW, the German development bank, has agreed a $200 million loan with Peru to help finance the Lima Metro Line 2 project. The repayment term is 15 years.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing €76 million to finance the construction of additional sections of the Corridor Vc motorway...

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has agreed a $600 million loan to part-finance the construction of the Trans Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline Project...

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is investing up to €50 million in senior notes under a small and medium-sized enterprise (SME)...

Traditionally the world’s largest market for pre-export financing (PXF), Russia has seen an increase in the number of PXFs arranged for its companies in 2016. High levels...

The recently-elected members of the US’ Trade Finance Advisory Council (TFAC) attended their inaugural meeting last month. The 20 private-sector leaders represent banks,...

Brazilian oil group Petrobras is set to sell assets worth $2.2 billion to France's Total SA. The deal includes stakes in oilfields and two thermal power stations....

The Russian Agency for Export Credit and Investment Insurance (EXIAR) and Japan's Nippon Export and Investment Insurance (NEXI) have signed a Framework Agreement to...

Italy's "No" in the constitutional referendum will cost the Italians around 0.3 percentage points in terms of GDP growth, according to insurer Euler Hermes....

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Ukreximbank have sealed a €260 million finance contract to support Ukrainian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in...

Texas-based oil and gas group RSP Permian has seen its senior secured revolving credit facility increased to $950 million. The lenders' maximum commitments rose to...

UK confidence in cross-border trade has recovered following an immediate post-EU referendum slump, according to HSBC's Trade Confidence Survey. But overall confidence...

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is extending a €24 million stand-by credit line to the Deposit Insurance Fund of Kosovo - an independent...

The establishment of an export-import bank in Ukraine has been approved by country's MPs. The production of high-tech goods and processed goods will be among the...