London-based insurer Markel International has hired Lida Heaven as an underwriter in its trade credit and political risk division. She has previously worked as a...

The New Development Bank (NDB) - launched by Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - has agreed $811 million in loans aimed at renewable energy projects. It...

In a typically frank discussion with Jonathan Bell, SACE CEO Alessandro Castellano outlines his vision for the development of a pan-European capital markets base as an...

In the face of precarious politics and a troubled economy, Argentina's largest soy bean producer Vicentin closed a $135.3 million PXF in the country's largest...

Egypt's energy capacity is set to double following last year's $1.49 billion financing of the Beni Suef power plant as the government moves to end endemic blackouts.

Olam International, the Singapore-based trader, has signed a five-year, $175 million loan agreement with the International Finance Corporation (IFC). It will be used...

Egypt has secured $3.9 billion funding for three huge power plants. Deutsche Bank, KfW IPEX-Bank and HSBC jointly structured and arranged the Euler Hermes-underwritten...

TXF is proud to announce that voting has opened for its annual Best in Class Awards. TXF Awards are exclusive, prestigious accolades given to the institutions that have...

Coface, France's export credit agency, has sealed an agreement to transfer French state export guarantee management to Bpifrance. Management will be handed to...

The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) has signed two financial agreements with the government of Fiji to encourage foreign direct investment (FDI) in the...

Singapore-based commodity trader Olam has teamed up with Mitsubishi Corporation to form MC Agri Alliance, in Japan. It will import and distribute cocoa, coffee,...

A record number of UK businesses are interested in exporting through government-brokered opportunities, according to UK Trade & Investment. Over 20,000...

US oil and gas group Stone Energy has seen its credit facility cut from $500 million to $300 million - resulting in a borrowing base deficiency of $175.3 million and...

The growth of the global economy will be weaker this year, with just a +2.5% rise in GDP, says trade credit insurer Euler Hermes. Both emerging and advanced economies...

Equinox Global, the Lloyds cover holder specialising in trade credit insurance, has launched Equinox Approach - an online portal for brokers and clients. It offers...

China has scrapped an incentive programme - which covered industries such as textiles and seafood - that effectively subsidised exports from small firms. The move came...

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is providing financing worth $40 million to Myanmar Industrial Port. The package will help increase capacity and efficiency...

Argentina is back in the international borrowing markets with a sale of sovereign bonds after a 15-year exile since its default. The country is raising up to $15...

Tungsten Network Finance, the supply chain finance arm of the Tungsten Network business, has appointed Prabhat Vira as president. He joins from HSBC.

A spate of high profile ECA and trade finance departures from Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) has fuelled speculation that the bank is withdrawing from the business...