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March
Export-Import Bank of China has signed a loan agreement to construct Mattala Airport and the Colombo-Matara Railway in Sri Lanka.
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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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ANZ has expanded its team and reach in export finance with key hires for both Singapore and London.
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An IFC loan to China’s Xiwang Sugar holdings will boost both rural employment and further develop sustainable agribusiness.
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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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February
The EBRD has sold its minority stake in Centerra Gold, the Canadian-based gold mining and exploration company, operating primarily in the Kyrgyz Republic and Mongolia.
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The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) has agreed a loan with Japan’s Engineering-Plastics Corporation to build a new polycarbonate production facility in China.
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Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda has announced that ADB will open a resident mission in Turkmenistan's capital, Ashgabat.
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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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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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Korea Eximbank is to provide additional funding for a selection of South Korean small and medium enterprises.
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Companies based in Hong Kong can now issue renminbi bonds under new guidelines announced by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority.
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Kexim is to devise a financing package for a large-scale nuclear reactor project in the United Arab Emirates.
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Citi Global Transaction Services has named Sridhar Kanthadai as managing director, regional head of treasury and trade solutions for Asia Pacific and Japan.
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Norton Rose LLP today announced that Nick Grandage is to join its banking practice in London as a structured trade and commodity finance partner.
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The Japan Bank for International Cooperation has signed a loan with Norske AEDC AS to acquire an interest in the Yme oil field in Norway.
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Under the government of Japan’s Trade Finance Initiative, JBIC has signed its first loan to CAF to directly support trade finance.
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January
HSBC has made several senior appointments in its Greater China and Taiwan trade and supply chain team.
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JBIC is supporting the export to Turkey of a Japanese-built bulk carrier through the utilisation of a ship export credit line.
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China Construction Bank has appointed two London trade finance executives as it expands its London trade finance team.
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A potential slow-down in Chinese trade flows, and the rise of asset bubbles,are among some of the issues to be discussed at Davos, later in January.
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Korean Gas Corporation has closed a refinancing facility for four LNG carriers.
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Brazilian offshore operator Schahin has signed a debt restructuring for its Black Gold drilling vessels, to be chartered by Petrobras.
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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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IBM has completed its first deal under a new factoring entity, IBM Factoring Company Limited, which will offer factoring to businesses operating China.
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Development banks IFC and the EBRD have launched a fund to be managed by the US’s CRG Capital that will invest in distressed assets in Central and Eastern Europe.
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Export-Import Bank of China is guaranteeing a trade loan for Chile’s Banco de Credito e Inversiones (BCI).
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Latham & Watkins strengthens Asia practice with office launch in China’s capital.
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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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China’s central bank has stated it plans to expand a trial for yuan cross-border settlements across the whole of China.
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JBIC credit line will help grow Japanese exports to Bulgaria.
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DBS has implemented Surecomp trade finance solution in the UK and Taiwan with plans for further roll out in the Gulf and US.