Markel International, the specialist insurer, has appointed Savita Mascarenhas as underwriter for its expanding trade credit operations in Dubai.

Louis Taylor has been appointed as the new chief executive officer (CEO) of the United Kingdom’s export credit agency UK Export Finance (UKEF). He takes up the role in...

The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (BTMU) has appointed Sébastien Rozès as co-head of corporate banking for EMEA. This is a newly created role where Rozès will work closely...

Former Nigerian agriculture minister, Akinwumi Adesina, has today been formally sworn in as the new president of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) at a ceremony...

Antwerp-headquartered, tanker shipping company Euronav has signed a new $750 million senior secured amortising revolving credit facility (RCF). The facility provides the...

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior (Bladex) and the Dutch development bank FMO have co-arranged a $60 million A/B medium-term loan for Banco Financiera Comercial...

Banks cite SME lending (68%) and supply chain finance (61%) facing the greatest pressure from non-bank players. However, many also see new opportunities in strategic...

Swiss-headquartered commodity trader ECOM Agroindustrial Corporation (ECOM) has mandated banks to act as arrangers and bookrunners for the launch of its $450 million...

In an announcement today, Deutsche Bank has implemented a Receivables on Behalf Of (ROBO) solution for Siemens Financial Services (SFS) in China, for both intra-group and...

The Italian export credit agency, SACE, confirmed today that it would be providing $300 million of insurance cover related to the floating production storage and...

Jin Liqun has been selected as president–designate of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) at the 6th meeting of chief negotiators representing the bank's 57...

National Bank of Abu Dhabi has appointed Sonam Kapadia as the head of trade for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.

Independent SME funding specialist Bibby Financial Services (BFS) is expanding into Malaysia with the ramping up of its existing offices in Iskandar. Alan Wong has also...

New research has revealed that currency risk is the biggest threat to SMEs' ambitions of international expansion.

Standard Chartered Bank (StanChart) has completed the first Bank Payment Obligation (BPO) transaction in the automotive industry for Mohammed Naser Al-Sayer and Sons...

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is arranging a $130 million syndicated loan facility in support of Ukraine’s leading grain and oilseeds trader...

CIT Maritime Finance, part of the transportation finance specialist CIT Group, has arranged a $61 million senior secured credit facility to Advantage Tankers, a Marshall...

A new trade platform has launched - Trade Finance Market (TFM) – targeting both exporters and investors. Based out of Singapore, the founders say the platform “enables...

Türk Ekonomi Bankasi (TEB) has secured a total of $613.5 million in loans through an international syndicate comprised of 33 banks. The proceeds will be used by the...

In a development that might raise a few eyebrows in the export finance world, Italian export credit agency (ECA) SACE has topped the ECA export finance table in the first...