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March
Standard Chartered Bank has teamed with Chinese officials for a trade delegation to promote renminbi trade settlement in Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore.
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The Japan Bank for International Cooperation has agreed to finance two separate power projects in Indonesia.
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ANZ has expanded its team and reach in export finance with key hires for both Singapore and London.
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DBS has appointed a new group head of global transaction services.
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The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency and Korea Exim-bank have signed a MoU to promote FDI into developing countries and support Korean outward investment.
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JP Morgan treasury services is set to expand its treasury offering in Malaysia as part of a $1 billion global investment announced in 2008.
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Australian export credit agency EFIC is underwriting a performance bond enabling Park Assist to fulfil a contract in Seattle.
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Former trade head for Africa to take over responsibility for Citi’s Bank Services Group in the Asia Pacific region.
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The Australian Institute of Export (AIEx) has appointed a new national president.
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February
Global insurer Zurich’s North America Surety, Credit & Political Risk group has signed a MoU with Korea Export Insurance Corporation (KEIC), Korea’ export insurance agency.
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Australia’s export credit agency Export Finance and Insurance Corporation is financing manufacturer Footcare International to expand its overseas sales.
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Standard Chartered Bank has appointed a new global head of product management for its transaction banking business.
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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed the first five Philippine banks to its Trade Finance Facilitation Programme (TFFP).
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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is to provide financing to Leighton Mongolia to offer services for at least two Mongolian projects.
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Papa New Guinea’s ECA-backed record liquefied natural gas project is set to close, oversubscribed, next month.
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The Japan Bank for International Cooperation, with BTMU, have signed a buyer's credit agreement for Indonesia’s PT Pamapersada Nusantara.
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The Brunei Government will launch a financing scheme to help fund local small and medium enterprises expand into export markets.
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Australia’s Westpac is set to unveil a commodities-based Islamic finance product.
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Standard Chartered Bank has provided its first microfinance loan in the Philippines to CARD Bank.
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Iron ore and coal company Resourcehouse has secured Australia’s largest export contract - 20-year sales agreement with China Power International Development.
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Aon Risk Services has hired a new chief executive officer of Asia Aon Risk Services.
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The International Finance Corporation has held its first trade finance training seminar for Iraqi bankers in Beirut, Lebanon.
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The Singapore Economic Strategies Committee has recommended creating an export credit agency to help domestic firms expand abroad.
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January
Swedish export credit agency EKN is backing a buyer credit financing for PT Telekomunikasi Selular Indonesia (Telkomsel).
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The ADB is funding a study of market and finance barriers to boost cross-border trade by SMEs.
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Deutsche Bank has appointed a new head of head of structured trade and export finance Asia, and continues the search for a new head of Americas structured trade finance.
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IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and Development Bank of Japan have agreed to streamline the process for providing loans to companies in developing countries.
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The Asian Development Bank is implementing changes to the way it does business to improve the quality and responsiveness of its work and lower transactions costs.
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Delivery of five new A320 aircraft accelerated to 2010 and early 2011 from original delivery dates in 2016 to facilitate growth in Australia and Asia.
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Two major free trade agreements with the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) have come into effect.
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Thailand’s IFS Capital, a factoring and financing company has announced plans to raise funds through an initial public offering this year.
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Singapore’s Tiger Airways has gained ECA backing for the purchase of two Airbus A320-200s.
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Change in status further opens up three new markets for US exporters.
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The German and Dutch development banks (DEG and FMO) are financing a recycling plant in Vietnam.
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Deacons Australia has joined the Norton Rose Group strengthening the firm’s Asia practice.