22 May 2013
Berne Union and IFC have agreed to scale up their collaboration to boost global trade and investment. More »
Eksportkreditt Norge and the Export-Import Bank of Korea, with a syndicate of European banks, have provided financing for the purchase of a semisubmersible drilling rig. More »
Kexim is to provide additional financial support to the Korean shipping industry following a decline in orders and European bank lending. More »
21 May 2013
Russian metals and mining company Norilsk Nickel has issued a request for proposals for a syndicated loan. More »
20 May 2013
Noble Group has closed a syndicated loan facility which has drawn support from over 70 banks. More »
Russian potash firm Uralkali will sign its pre-export finance facility this week. More »
16 May 2013
Turkey’s Isbank has signed its one-year refinancing facility attracting interest from a host of lenders. More »
US Ex-Im has approved $500 million to finance US exports for use in the Oyu Tolgoi mine in Mongolia as the project moves towards financial close. More »
15 May 2013
KfW IPEX-Bank has recruited a former Deutsche Bank global head of export finance. More »
14 May 2013
Mexico’s Grupo Financiero Banorte-IXE has named its new head of trade finance. More »
Boeing sees capital market support for aircraft financing growing as export credit agency solutions become less competitive. More »
Citi has named its new global head of trade sales, responsible for driving the sales team around the world to originate trade transactions. More »
The Belgian export credit agency is backing a pair of loans to Eutelsat to finance the manufacture of a satellite and the purchase of a launcher. More »
03 May 2013
Highlights from the May 2013 print edition of Trade Finance Magazine celebrating 30 years of Euromoney Insitutional Investor's coverage of trade finance. More »
24 May 2013
Cocobod has mandated five banks for its annual pre-export finance facility.
Puma Energy has appointed a group head of corporate finance to lead relationships with banks and financial institutions.
The EIB has signed loan agreements with Spain’s CaixaBank and ICO to support SMEs in the country.
The IFC, EIB, and France’s AFD have teamed to arrange a new financing facility for SMEs in specific countries in the Middle East and North Africa.
23 May 2013
Deutsche Bank has performed the first renminbi spot trade to be cleared out of Singapore for a commodities company.
Citi is to enhance its investment in its commercial card offering in Latin America with Puerto Rico to be the first to adopt the new technology.
ABN Amro has made a new appointment to the role of global head of agri-commodities.
The African Development Bank has provided a line of credit for UT Bank Ghana for on-lending to SMEs.
The IFC and the Black Sea Trade and Development Bank are providing financing to an Armenian fruit juice producer to help boost exports from the firm.
17 May 2013
A group of development banks are providing financing for the construction and operation of a hydropower plant in Nepal.
Kexim is to provide additional financial support to the Korean shipping industry following a decline in orders and European bank lending.
Continued UK GDP growth is forecast by the SWIFT Index as the rate of growth slows for US economy.
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