The financing for Newcom and Softbank’s Tsetsii wind farm sees Japan take the lead in supporting Mongolia’s power sector.

South Africa's minining industry has suffered from subdued commodity prices, an increase of short-term volatility, increased pressure on operating models and...

An industry survey at TXF's Geneva commodity conference has pointed to suggestions that banks are refocusing how they approach commodity finance structures due to the...

The Asian Development Bank announced plans yesterday to lend Bangladesh $8 billion in low-interest loans over the next five years to help the country build the...

Intellect iGTB, the organisation behind the world's first comprehensive global transaction banking solution, has made its Digital Transaction Banking (DTB)...

Accuity, a provider of risk and financial crime compliance, payments and know-your-customer solutions, and Bellin, a global leader in providing web-based...

Deutsche Bank has made a significant hire to its Trade Finance London team. David Herbert rejoins Deutsche Bank after five years with Bank of America Merrill Lynch...

DH Corporation and Rabobank yesterday announced the execution of a proof of concept that has shown that D+H payments services hub, together with coin sciences'...

A new study by the International Road Transport Organisation (IRU) shows how TIR, the world's only universal customs transit system, can make international...

African economies have been suffering of late from low commodity prices. However, the continent's largest trading partner, China, is investing billions – mostly via China...

Iran has agreed to restructure Cuba's debts to the Export Guarantee Fund of Iran and Export Development Bank of Iran. It means Cuba will begin repaying in 2018 and...

The 2016 insolvency outlook for Brazil and the North American Free Trade Agreement region has worsened, with rises of 3% for the US and 4% for Canada forecast,...

Subsidiaries of trader Louis Dreyfus, in countries such as Poland and Turkey, are set to receive a $100 million revolving loan from the European Bank for...

China's COFCO Agri has closed $2.6 billon syndicated credit facilities. The deal includes a 364-day revolving credit facility, a three-year revolving credit...

Agri-exports from Latin America and the Caribbean to China could rise by almost 10% if the Asian nation cut its tariffs by more than 50%, according to a study by the...

Netherlands-based agri-trader Louis Dreyfus posted a small rise in net profit in the first half of 2016 amid "erratic" market conditions. Net income was $135...

John Lentaigne has joined the African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI) as chief underwriting officer. He previously served as co-head of political and credit risk at Brit,...

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has agreed a $310 million trade finance loan to pan-African banking group Ecobank. Ecobank will provide trade finance funding in...

SWIFT has completed the first phase of the global payments innovation (GPI) initiative pilot, with 15 banks representing more than 30% of cross-border payments during...

Having recently left ING, Bernard Zonneveld, former global head of structured metals and energy financing has joined the board of Russian aluminium producer Rusal. With...