Why are banks still steering clear of Iran? Q&A with Matthew Oresman
The lifting of Iranian sanctions following the country’s nuclear deal with the US heralded a wave of transactions and many predicted a gold rush.Global payment processor...
The lifting of Iranian sanctions following the country’s nuclear deal with the US heralded a wave of transactions and many predicted a gold rush.Global payment processor...
The deal is indicative of how shipyards and shipbuilders are increasingly reliant on their buyers obtaining ECA-support to fill their order capacity while also...
Demand for trade finance exceeds supply by around $1.4 trillion, a new report by the World Trade Organisation warns. The knock-on effects of this gap on global trade and...
Bernard Zonneveld, global head of structured metals and energy finance, is leaving ING Bank after a 22-year career building the bank’s commodities finance operation.
Winning TXF’s Most Innovative Trade / Commodity Finance Deal of the Year 2015 award, L1 Energy’s $2.3 billion seven-year senior
Sierra Rutile is in talks with banks for its first pre-export financing as it plans to restructure its existing debt. However, many banks continue to be wary of lending...
Ghana has approved its new Export-Import Bank after months of political wrangling. But will export financiers be prepared to engage with Africa’s latest export credit...
US Exim could be one step closer to being able to fully supporting US exporters following Senator Shelby’s recent victory at the Alabama Primary.
The second part of this two-part series now examines the negative aspects of working with agency lenders or agencies. ‘Agency lender’ is a name given to a group of...
In a wide-ranging interview, Citi’s global head of trade, John Ahearn, talks to TXF’s Hesham Zakai about challenging pricing in the market; why 2015 was the riskiest year...
This two-part series examines the positive and negative aspects of working with agency lenders or agencies. ‘Agency lender’ is a name given to a group of...
Developing markets are likely to experience further economic backlashes this year from the floundering price of oil. Severe energy price shock was named as one of top...
Deutsche Bank’s global transaction banking business has appointed Willem Calame as head of commodity trade finance for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (ex-Germany)...
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and IE Singapore have collaborated to launch the ICC Academy, which aims to provide “rigorous and relevant” business education...
After five years of negotiations, agreement has been reached today in Atlanta on the far-reaching Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal. The TPP – an agreement...
Antwerp-headquartered, tanker shipping company Euronav has signed a new $750 million senior secured amortising revolving credit facility (RCF). The facility provides the...
Independent SME funding specialist Bibby Financial Services (BFS) is expanding into Malaysia with the ramping up of its existing offices in Iskandar. Alan Wong has also...
If prizes were being dished out for corporate success since the turn of the millennium, the big commodity trading houses would be right up there at the front of the...
Malta-headquartered trade finance bank, FIMBank has appointed Murali Subramanian as its new chief executive officer (CEO). The change comes following a seven-month period...
The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) has signed a $47 million loan to support the development of the Clarendon solar photovoltaic facility in Jamaica. The...
ChemOne is approaching financial close for its flagship Malaysia petrochemicals facility after enduring years of pandemic-related strictures. Its journey has taken in a few unexpected junctures along the way, but its resilience is a healthy marker for big ticket industrial projects in emerging markets.