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01 May 2014

Export credit for OECD-based borrowers

Since the establishment of the Berne Union in 1934 – with the aim of facilitating cross- border trade, by establishing common export credit principles – the role of...

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01 May 2014

The TXF Wall of Sound

At the US Ex-Im conference in Washington DC, Team TXF got delegates to pen their song choices on the TXF Wall of Sound. Here are the results...

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30 April 2014

Russia’s Acron secures bridge loan

Russian fertiliser producer Acron Group has arranged a six month $400 million bridge term loan facility via a club of relationship banks.

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30 April 2014

BNPP signs African risk agreement with AfDB

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed an unfunded €40 million ($54.8 million) risk participation agreement (RPA) with BNP Paribas (BNPP) to support the trade...

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30 April 2014

NBAD recruits CFO from ANZ

The National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) has recruited James Burdett as its group’s new chief financial officer (CFO). Burdett joins the Emirates bank from Australia and New...

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30 April 2014

JBIC signs rupiah financing with BTMU and CIMB Niaga

The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) has signed an agreement with commercial banks to move towards Indonesian rupiah financing for Japanese-affiliated...

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30 April 2014

UKEF launches export refinancing facility

UK Export Finance (UKEF), the export credit agency (ECA) of the United Kingdom has today officially launched its £5 billion ($6.86 billion) export refinancing facility...

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30 April 2014

HSBC arranges major credit line for Kazakh development bank

HSBC Bank has arranged a €500 million ($685.2 million) with the Development Bank of Kazakhstan (DBK) under a framework agreement to facilitate long-term export credit...

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30 April 2014

Banking sector seeks to harmonise supply chain finance terminology

Five leading business associations have joined forces with the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Banking Commission to undertake a major project to standardise and...

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30 April 2014

US Ex-Im appoints sub-Saharan Africa committee

The Export-Import Bank of the United States US Ex-Im has appointed the 11 members to its 2014 sub-Saharan Africa Advisory Committee.

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29 April 2014

Tap Oil signs borrowing base facility

Perth, Australia headquartered oil exploration company Tap Oil has signed a borrowing base debt facility with BNP Paribas (BNPP) for up to $90 million, primarily to fund...

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29 April 2014

Toughing it out in the aluminium sector

The LME aluminium price has certainly not been encouraging. In this negative climate, what Rusal has managed to achieve through production cuts, how the company is...

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29 April 2014

Banking on sustainability in softs

Jonathan Bell talks with Andrew Voysey, director, finance sector platforms, University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL), about the Banking...

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29 April 2014

Vietnam’s VNC secures tailor- made solutions

Jonathan Bell presents a case study where a Vietnamese commodity trader – VinaCommodities – secured a bespoke cross-border financing solution that allowed the company to...

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29 April 2014

China moves into fast lane to secure agri-trading assets

China has, and continues to be the leading light as the global end-user of raw commodities. It is the key player. Now in the agri sector China is revealing the country’s...

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29 April 2014

Refocusing to provide comprehensive coverage

Jonathan Bell talks with the RB International (RBI) global natural resources team heads in Vienna about what the recent reorganisation means for the bank’s operations and...

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29 April 2014

MIT proves consistent enhancement of its collateral management system for commodity banks

Jonathan Bell talks with Paul Cohen Dumani, general manager of MIT, about the company’s highly successful commodity finance collateral management software system for...

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29 April 2014

Commodity traders survey

Hesham Zakai provides an overview of the FImetrix survey on commodity trading companies' views on finance and regulation.

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29 April 2014

Ashurst expands banking team in Asia

International law firm Ashurst has made a series of appointments and developments that will increase the strength of its finance practice in Asia-Pacific.

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29 April 2014

BAFT and ICC seal cooperation agreement

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Banking Commission, and BAFT, the international financial services association have agreed a cooperation agreement to improve...