Trade finance’s first global blockchain transaction has been completed by Barclays and Wave via SWIFT, hinting at an exciting and digital future for banks and corporates....

Glencore chief executive officer (CEO) Ivan Glasenberg ran the commodities giant with swagger - until plummeting metal prices in 2015 forced a rescue plan that is...

Global law firm Eversheds has appointed London partners Mark Dennison and Conrad Purcell. Dennison focuses on clean energy and infrastructure finance, while Purcell...

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Brazil will have increased access to finance thanks to a $40 million loan from the Inter-American Investment Corporation...

Barclays and start-up Wave say they have carried out the world's first trade transaction using blockchain technology. The deal guaranteed the export of cheese and...

Insurer Euler Hermes has teamed up with China Pacific Property Insurance Company (CPPIC) to launch a Shanghai-based credit insurance venture called CPPIC Euler Hermes...

The Korea Development Bank (KDB) has been asked by a court to provide fresh funds to Hanjin Shipping, the country's largest container shipping line. Creditor KDB...

Insurer Atradius is moving into the South Korean market after being awarded a license by the Korean Financial Supervisory Service. It enables Atradius to receive...

Specialist financier Falcon Group has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with insurer Aon to boost British exports by helping businesses seeking export finance...

Djibouti has become a participating state in the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank). It can now access Afreximbank's range of services, programmes and...

Dutch bank ABN Amro has hired Jeroen Westrik as global head of energy, commodities and transportation (ECT). The 42-year-old started his career with ABN Amro in...

A recent report carried out by Nottingham University investigates the impact of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (US Ex-Im) on US exports particularly in the...

Virtual currency Bitcoin has been deemed more likely to be a speculative investment rather than a medium of exchange according to a new report by SWIFT. The instigator of...

The Export-Import Bank of India (India Exim) is setting up an 'Exim Mitra' portal to encourage small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to export. It aims to...

New research by SWIFT shows fiat currencies are unlikely to be overtaken by virtual currencies; while bitcoin is mainly used as a speculative investment.

Matthew Colwill has resigned as chief financial officer of Katanga Mining, which operates a major complex in the Democratic Republic of Congo. He is leaving next month...

Societe Generale Global Transaction Services' Philippe Mirland, head of business solution engineering, and Jean-Luc Smadja, head of IT systems, discuss:...

Pat Cauthery has been appointed UK Export Finance's (UKEF) new head of aerospace and defence. He is a veteran of the export credit agency, with his most recent...

The global trade finance gap has reached $1.6 trillion after financial institutions failed to support buyers and sellers, according to new research by the Asian...

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a financing package of up to €123 million to the Croatian food and pharmaceutical...