Exporters in Canada are confident their sales will rise over the next six months - despite many believing that global economic conditions will worsen, according to...

The International Chamber of Commerce’s (ICC) Banking Commission has released its 2015 Trade Register. The report, the fifth of its kind, tripled the value of...

After its IPO in 2011, commodities behemoth Glencore appeared a few years shy of gaining special-observer status at the UN. Today, its stock sits at around a sixth of the...

TXF has announced a one-day conference dedicated solely to US Ex-Im following the North American ECA’s recent reauthorisation.

Russia's Alfa-Bank has drawn down its first lending in US dollars from a Russian subsidiary of the Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) to provide...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved reforms to improve and quicken its delivery of loans to member countries. The enhancements include greater use of...

Swiss-based Allied World Assurance Company has launched a new global crisis management division, comprised of structured trade credit, political risk, multi-buyer...

The US has agreed to lift a 40-year ban on the exports of crude oil - providing a boost for traders across the globe. The move will open a major new market and create...

Britain must have a new independent commission to help boost the country's exports, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) says. The group calls for a body...

Swiss-based commodity trader Trafigura's de facto control over Belgium-headquartered zinc producer Nyrstar has been cleared by the European Commission....

UK-headquartered merchant Plexus Cotton has sold its cotton-trading business to Singapore-based RCMA Groups, which plans to expand its commodities operations beyond...

Liberia has joined the World Trade Organisation. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the West African country's president, said it would "use trade as a tool for...

In part three of our interview series, TXF’s Helen Castell talks to INOKS Capital chief executive Nabil Marc Abdul-Massih about the importance of regulation and his...

London-based working capital solutions provider Demica has released an insight paper about how to approach the world of trade receivable securitisations (TRS). New...

The Development Bank of Kazakhstan and Chinese export credit agency Sinosure have sealed a deal on insurance coverage of up to $400 million for projects between the...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will allocate almost $790 million to energy projects in Azerbaijan between 2016 and 2018. The money will be used to develop...

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Australia will benefit from the expansion of Mongolia's Oyu Tolgoi mine, Export Finance and Insurance Corporation...

Ivory Coast has signed a $778 million loan deal with Export-Import Bank of China (China Exim) to pay for upgrades to its national power grid. The financing will fund...

Angola's Banco Privado Atlantico has opened a branch in Namibia in order to promote, among other things, trade finance. Officials said it was another step in...

Lebanon has become the latest country to be accepted as a member of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). Lebanese authorities said the...