30 August 2010
MIGA has launched its Asia hub to expand its reach beyond the Washington DC headquarters, naming its CFO as regional director. More »
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Mehmet Saydam, previously with Deutsche Bank, has moved to Goldman Sachs. More »
25 August 2010
WestLB has launched syndication of a pre-export financing facility for Brazilian agri-company Vigolo- Bom Jesus. More »
23 August 2010
Santander and WestLB launch senior syndication of secured trade loan for Brazil’s Bahia Cellulose. More »
19 August 2010
The Korea Development Bank and the Export-Import Bank of the United States have approved a project financing for the Boleo Project in Mexico. More »
17 August 2010
Oil producer BP has launched two syndications secured against crude oil sales in Angola and Azerbaijan. More »
10 August 2010
HSBC has made three new senior appointments in its resources and energy group in Asia-Pacific. More »
06 August 2010
The EBRD has launched general syndication for an A/B loan to support Romanian aluminium producer Alro. More »
04 August 2010
Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod) raises record level of commitments for annual pre-export finance. More »
03 August 2010
Highlights from the July/August 2010 print edition of Trade Finance magazine. More »
Abu Dhabi's Emirates Steel Industries has secured funding from Sace and a group of banks for long-term debt for the development of its plant at Taweelah. More »
Inter-American Development Bank approves second phase expansion loan for Nicaraguan San Jacinto-Tizate geothermal power project. More »
30 July 2010
Banks have signed the Sace-backed tranche of a jumbo project financing to build a 500 tonne polypropylene production complex in Russia. More »
After attracting an oversubscription in general syndication Ukrainian steelmaker Metinvest has scaled back its pre-export financing. More »
UK steel trader Stemcor has returned to the syndications market with a $75 million revolving credit facility targeted at Asian lenders.
27 August 2010
Credit Agricole Corporate Investment Bank has signed a bilateral buyer credit for South African power giant Eskom’s Medupi power plant.
02 September 2010
China’s CITIC Group and China Development Bank have signed a loan to the Ministry of Economy and Public finance of Argentina for subway vehicles and equipment.
GIEK has issued a guarantee for a loan to Polarcus Asima in connection with the delivery of the seismic research vessel Polarcus Asim from Dubai Drydocks.
01 September 2010
HSBC has made two cash management appointments in Korea and Indonesia.
31 August 2010
Car manufacturer Arctic Cat has signed a long-term inventory floorplan financing with TCF Commercial Finance Canada to fund its Canadian dealers.
UK trade finance provider Bibby Financial Services has appointed a new business development manager for trade and international finance for the South East.
Noa Factoring has declared bankruptcy prompting German regulator Bafin to close its Frankfurt-based parent Noa Bank.
Islamic banking industry software solutions provider Path Solutions has implemented its iMAL solution for Al Khalij Commercial Bank, Qatar, to enable Shari'a-compliant trade finance services.
EFIC is supporting the involvement of Australian companies in West African gold mining projects.
Sberbank and German export credit consortium AKA Bank have signed a revised version of an agreement to finance exports into Russia.
Law firm Watson, Farley and Williams has named its new consultant to the international shipping finance group at its Singapore office.
Australia’s export credit agency Export Finance and Insurance Corporation has signed a capital guarantee to support Urban Art Projects’ expanding international operations.
Global trade solutions provider Surecomp has expanded its support and development centres in Beijing, China, and Santiago, Chile.
Standard Chartered Bank’s global head of structured trade finance is taking up a new role at the bank.
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Will Russia’s recent ban on grain exports result in a significant rise in private risk insurance claims from grain traders unable to fulfil their contracts?
From a Brazilian perspective a lot of work still needs to be done in getting foreign lenders more comfortable to finance the second-tier players again.
Ian Henderson, Texel Capital - Brazil: Agri-sector bounces back - Trade Finance July/August 2010