A Texan bankruptcy court is now examining a restructuring plan for the SH130 toll road, which has become a fascinating case study into the dangers of using Public-Private...

German development bank KfW has agreed to cover about 65% of US-based Silicor Materials' project to build a $1 billion plant in Iceland to produce solar-grade...

The China Development Bank has issued an expression of interest to Aspire Mining to fund up to 70% of the engineering, procurement and construction contract for a...

Global law firm Hill Dickinson has hired Caroline Thomas, an insurance, shipping and competition law specialist, as a partner in Hong Kong. She joins from Holman...

The China Export and Credit Insurance Corporation (Sinosure) is keen to increase its cover to support public and private sector infrastructure projects in Zimbabwe.

Moody's says in a new report that export finance loans backing European covered bonds benefit from robust credit quality due to their guarantees by export credit...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a trade finance agreement with Georgia's JSC BasisBank to provide guarantees of up to $3 million a year to support...

The announcement that the planned Malta Development Bank will be supervised but not regulated has received a mixed reaction. Central bank governor Mario Vella insisted...

The Australian government's push to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is beginning to bear fruit, as last month Australia's export credit agency (ECA),...

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...