Hesham Zakai analyses the TXF-ICC Export Finance Global Survey 2015, which polled a range of export finance professionals, and compares the results with those from last...

WTO director-general, Roberto Azevêdo, has urged development finance institutions to continue to work together to help close the gaps that exist in the provision of trade...

Bermuda-headquartered Textainer Group Holdings, the world’s largest lessor of intermodal containers based on fleet size, has secured an amendment to the margin on its...

Belgian-headquartered mining and metals company Nyrstar has successfully closed the refinancing of its structured commodity trade finance facility at €400 million ($442.7...

The BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) held their first meeting of the board of governors of the New Development Bank (NDB) in Moscow...

International law firm Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW) has hired Haydn Dare as a partner to work on corporate and project finance with a particular focus on Singapore and...

The Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) has agreed to provide a $55.7 million loan from its ordinary capital to finance the construction, operation and maintenance of...

The African Export-Import Bank (Afrexim) has signed a €15-million ($16.5 million) financing facility to Afriland First Bank’s Côte d’Ivoire subsidiary for the financing...

China has nominated Jin Liqun for the presidency of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). Jin, is a former vice-minister of finance in China, chairman of the...

Italian export credit agency, SACE, has signed a cooperation agreement with the Angolan Ministry of Finance. The agency has also finalised a €200 million ($220 million)...

Cheniere Energy Partners (Cheniere Partners) has secured debt financing of approximately $5.8 billion for its wholly-owned subsidiary the Sabine Pass Liquefaction’s (SPL)...

Highland Group Holdings (HGHL), Siemens Financial Services (SFS) and Copenhagen Infrastructure II fund have arranged and closed the project financing for the 400 MW Veja...

David Viney, at Finacity Corporation, takes a close look at the management of working capital and how companies can use working capital flexibility as a means of...

Project finance debt totaling $720 million has been signed between banks and Turkey’s Gurmat Electric Generation Company for the Efeler geothermal plant project. With a...

Detour Gold Corporation has amended its C$135 million ($106 million) senior secured credit facility following negotiations with its bank lending group.

As part of the launch of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) some 50 countries of the founding country group have today signed the articles of agreement for...

Mining company Lundin Gold’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Aurelian Ecuador has appointed Endeavour Financial as its financial advisor to provide debt financial advisory...

The final Cole Commission report in relation to changing UK export culture was released today. The independently commissioned report is an action plan for the UK...

South Africa's state-run logistics and transport company Transnet has secured ZAR2.8 billion ($228 million) financing from Germany’s KfW Development Bank. The funds will...

The Export-Import Bank of the United States (US Ex-Im) has announced that it is providing $73 million in guarantees for the loan related to the sale of Acrow Corporation...