Insurer Markel International has hired Arjan van de Wall as director of development, Americas, in its trade credit and political risk operation in the US. He will help...

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has hired Amr Kamel as its new executive vice-president of business development and corporate banking. He is the former...

The development of one of the world’s highest producing polyhalite mines in North Yorkshire, backed by commercial bank and Canada’s EDC financing could bring jobs and an...

GE has used the US-Africa Business Forum to vow to remain a "steadfast partner in Africa's growth" and insisted it would continue to invest in the...

The Export-Import Bank of the United States (US Ex-Im) is in talks with India over an $8-9 billion loan to finance six nuclear reactors by American company...

Accenture has implemented a payments-platform-as-a-service solution, with Unicredit as its first client. It will process global payments and adapt to new regulations...

The long and short-term issuer credit ratings of the Export-Import Bank of Hungary (Hungarian Ex-Im) have been raised to BBB-/A-3 from BB+/B by S&P Global...

Morocco's growth rate has slowed in 2016, while payment periods for all sectors are lengthening and companies expect activity to stagnate, according to insurer...

Stanbic Bank Uganda - a subsidiary of Standard Bank Group - has signed a $55 million two-year loan facility in Dubai. It will be used for general corporate services.

China has overtaken Japan as the world's second largest cross-border investor after the US. China's Silk Road project has led to record investment by its...

In the final Expert Views article from Societe Generale Global Transaction Services in the run-up to Sibos 2016, the topic of discussion is: "Towards a single...

US-based financial technology services company Synechron has launched its Blockchain Accelerator Programme, including one for trade finance which creates digital...

One of the key themes to come out of the recent ITFA conference held in Warsaw was the increasing importance of the role of distribution and syndication within trade to...

The UK government introduced dramatic cuts to renewable energy subsidies in August, just a month before Finland's ECA, Finnvera, closed a £100 million financing for the...

Global law firm Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW) has hired Paris-based finance expert Diane de Mouy as partner. She has experience in areas such as export finance,...

The Export-Import Bank of the United States (US Ex-Im) could be free to approve guarantees over $10 million by the end of the month if Congress approves a stop-gap...

The Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod) has signed a $1.8 billion pre-export finance facility with international banks. The loan was oversubscribed by $640 million.

UK Export Finance (UKEF) has hired Richard Simon-Lewis as its head of civil, infrastructure and energy. He joins following a career including 20 years leading...

The Export-Import Bank of Korea (Kexim) has agreed $159 million in direct loans and loan guarantees for a project to build a hospital in Turkey. The project will be...

Swiss-based EuroChem, the Russia-focused fertiliser producer, has signed an $800 million pre-export finance facility (PXF). The five-year facility was sealed with a...