Can supply chain finance plug Asian SMEs’ financing gap?
SMEs in Asia and the Pacific face acute challenges in obtaining financing, with unique geographies and low bank densities forming barriers for businesses. The development...
SMEs in Asia and the Pacific face acute challenges in obtaining financing, with unique geographies and low bank densities forming barriers for businesses. The development...
Despite a crop-damaging drought and fears about production levels, the Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod) has refinanced its annual PXF in a vastly oversubscribed facility. The...
Iran has set a target to install 5,000 MW of renewable energy capacity by 2021, and according to one lawyer, export credit agencies will be key to achieving that goal.
The development of one of the world’s highest producing polyhalite mines in North Yorkshire, backed by commercial bank and Canada’s EDC financing could bring jobs and an...
One of the key themes to come out of the recent ITFA conference held in Warsaw was the increasing importance of the role of distribution and syndication within trade to...
The UK government introduced dramatic cuts to renewable energy subsidies in August, just a month before Finland's ECA, Finnvera, closed a £100 million financing for the...
South Korea's ECA, Kexim, posted a net loss of $838.6 million for the first half of the year after bad debt provisions surged due to over exposure to struggling...
The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) annual Trade Finance Gaps report highlights specific difficulties in developing markets in Asia and Africa amongst a general gap of...
US and EU sanctions against Russia came into effect in 2014 and two years later their effect has led to an economic slowdown, and limited financing opportunities. The...
Due to the political and economic uncertainty surrounding Pakistan, international financing has been hard to come by for the South Asian country. Nonetheless,in July...
The Australian government's push to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is beginning to bear fruit, as last month Australia's export credit agency (ECA),...
Trade finance’s first global blockchain transaction has been completed by Barclays and Wave via SWIFT, hinting at an exciting and digital future for banks and corporates....
Beleaguered commodity trader Noble Group is continuing its debt restructuring efforts through asset sales and rights issues after a difficult year for the Hong Kong based...
Inside Industrial Infrastructure (IIICorp) and tagmydeals are pleased to announce a partnership between two leaders in deal intelligence.
As the dust settles following the European referendum, a shocked British industry seems to be gradually regaining some of its brio. Many businesses we speak to are...
Russia CIS producers were the highest recipients of bank debt in H1 2016, with a number of big deals for the region. Despite sanctions concerns and a downturn in wider...
Export credit agencies, development banks, and multilaterals are becoming crucial sources of financing behind the growth of renewable energy projects in both developed...
Earlier this year, Poland's government announced its Responsible Development Strategy in a bid to gear up the country's economy to reach new levels of growth. Under the...
Gunvor has closed an oversubscribed revolving credit facility. The Swiss trader has drawn new banks into the syndicated facility and increased the size of the deal...
Financial sector and trade finance regulation needs advocacy, engagement and dialogue from all parties to ensure the sector moves forward in a workable and profitable...
A new report into bank funding for the fossil fuel industry has highlighted a resurgence in dealmaking for oil & gas firms. ECAs may have stepped away, but regardless producers have access to a range of sources for debt finance including banks, asset managers and commodity traders.