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

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

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has signed an agreement with the Gabonese Gabonaise de Tourisme et de l’Hotellerie (GTH) group to provide a €24 million...

Trading company Gunvor Singapore, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gunvor Group - has launched a $350 million syndicated revolving credit facility RCF, which will support new...

Jonathan Bell reviews the Rosneft mega-prepayment Deal of the Year 2013.

The Sabine Pass Liquefaction LNG project marked a turning point in energy projects and their associated financing in North America. Jonathan Bell talks with Federico...

Hong Kong-headquartered Pacific Basin Shipping (Pacific Basin), through PB Vessels Holding (PBVH), a wholly-owned British Virgin Islands company, has signed an export...

Egyptian trade with African countries looks set for a boost following the signing of a risk participation agreement between Egypt’s Commercial International Bank (CIB)...

Ecuador and Panama have secured loans from the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) to help expand their respective electricity transmission systems. In the case of...

Japanese banks, supported by the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) and Nippon Export and Investment Insurance (Nexi) have signed export credit financing...

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has agreed to provide a loan of up to $40 million to over 30 farms and grain elevators across Ukraine owned by...

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), together with the Black Sea Trade and Development Bank (BSTDB), has extended loans for the first time for a...

Japan’s Nippon Export and Investment Insurance (Nexi) has agreed to provide Loan Insurance for loans extended to Vietnam’s National Power Transmission Corporation (NPT).

The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) has signed a £860 million ($1.44 billion) loan agreement with Agility Trains East Limited (ATEL) in the UK, where...

Africa-focused oil exploration company Caracal Energy has agreed terms to sell to Glencore Xstrata. The deal is worth approximately $1.3 billion.

First Quantum Minerals (First Quantum) has signed and drawn down on its $2.5 billion, five-year term loan and revolving facility. The company has also completed a number...

Swiss-headquartered agricultural commodity trading group Ecom Agroindustrial Asia has closed its latest revolving credit facility (RCF), initially launched earlier this...

Development banks led by the African Development Bank (AfDB) have signed a $142 million loan agreement to develop the 120MW Itezhi Tezhi power project in Zambia.

Further to Norwegian-owned shipping company Höegh LNG Holdings’ recent export credit financing for its second floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) as we...

US-headquartered CIT Group, a global leader in transportation finance, acting through CIT Maritime Finance has provided a $95.2 million senior secured credit facility to...