First Capital Cashflow have analysed a series of reports and recent statistics, asking whether small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can do more to protect...

Finnvera, Finland's export credit agency, is to begin issuing guarantees on exports to Iran after sanctions on the country were lifted. "Our task is to...

The PRS Group has reported on the latest significant political risk events, its forecasts for the global markets and how it sees the 'Brexit' debate going.

Argentina is planning a return to international credit markets in April with three bond sales worth $11.68 billion - if US Congress approves a debt deal for holdout...

Finland's Nokia Corporation is widening its use of Canada-based GlobalTrade Corporation's @GlobalTrade Multi-bank Trade Finance Platform to include the...

Swiss-based commodity trader Vitol Group is restructuring its grains trading by shutting offices and moving traders to its main oil-trading hubs. It is believed to be...

Bosses at Boeing and Airbus Defence and Space have discussed whether export-credit financing is set to dry up for the satellite sector following the 2015 bankruptcy of...

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has launched its first Uridashi 'masala' bonds, which are sold to Japanese household investors. The proceeds will...

Swedish energy company Vattenfall has signed up to Germany-based supply chain finance (SCF) provider CRX Markets. The implementation of the programme will initially be...

Hong Kong-based commodities trader Noble Group is in talks to refinance a $1 billion revolving credit facility. If pricing on the new loan does triple, as reports...

TXF‘s Judith Fagelson catches up with a couple of BAML’s short-term trade gurus to discuss how the industry has changed following the infamous events of 2008.

Export Credit Norway has hired Jeffrey Lai to represent Norwegian businesses in its Singapore office. The office will be ran in collaboration with Innovation Norway,...

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has raised $73.9 million through rupee - or masala - bonds to fund infrastructure projects in India. It...

Tanzania and Kenya are boosting trade between the two nations with a road funded with the help of the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Japan International...

Power projects between Pakistan, Afghanistan and Tajikistan have been boosted after a trilateral agreement on transit trade was agreed. Projects include the Central...

Germany is set to resume export credit guarantees to Iran once the country has cleared its $560 million credit debt. The two nations have also discussed a number of...

UK Export Finance (UKEF), the UK's export credit agency, is looking to boost trade ties with Rwanda. UKEF is offering export finance worth up to £75 million...

The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) is set to raise $1.5 billion from a five-year sukuk issue. The offering is being arranged by Boubyan Bank, CIMB, Emirates NBD...

Australia's United Petroleum has hired Gaurav Kapoor, a former Trafigura trader, to start trading oil products at its new office in Singapore.

He Wenbo, chairman of metals and mineral trader China Minmetals, said Chinese companies would continue to buy overseas mining assets. He said the country was looking...