Oil and gas exploration and production (E&P) projects in North Africa are not sufficiently attractive enough today to counteract the risks of doing business there,...

Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has reached an agreement to sell to Glencore a 50% stake in its export terminal in Barcarena, in the northern Brazilian state of Pará.

Empresa de Transporte de Pasajeros Metro (Metro), the state-owned owner and operator of the subway system in Santiago, Chile, has closed the financing relating to...

Sace, the Italian export credit agency (ECA), has launched a new fund, targeted at non-listed Italian companies, with a special attention on SMEs and mid-caps.

Following her departure from Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) in September, Mini Roy has joined Standard Chartered Bank (StanChart) as managing director in the...

For many years, 80 to be exact, the Berne Union has prevailed as an expert resource for the credit and investment insurance community.

Tackling terminology now could be a stitch in time for the supply chain finance industry - but it will not be an easy ride

Turkish leasing company, Ak Finansal Kiralama (Aklease) has signed a €30 million ($38 million) six year loan with ING, backed by SACE, the Italian export credit agency...

Members of the Berne Union – International Union of Credit & Investment Insurers – came together in London this week for their annual general meeting (AGM). At the same...

This week the Berne Union – the International Union of Credit & Investment Insurers – came together in London for their annual general meeting (AGM), which is also the...

The European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has signed a €20 million loan ($25 million) to Bulsatcom, a Bulgarian satellite television, internet and mobile...

Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking (SG CIB) has made three senior appointments in Paris and Hong Kong to further strengthen the bank’s capabilities in the...

Takashi Shimahara assumes full general manager role, and Jonathan Joseph-Horne becomes global coordinator, as Eli Hassine and Mini Roy depart

Daniel Minzer has joined the Dutch bank as Americas head of metals commodities

JP Morgan has appointed Pravin Advani as its new global head of sales for global trade and loan products, effective May 1. He replaces David Conroy in the role, who left...

At a board meeting of a top 20 multinational corporation, the question of whether to invest $50 million in a project in a Middle Eastern Country was discussed. The...

Accounts receivables securitisation specialist Finacity has closed two loan facilities for US-based affiliates of international corporate clients. Both the facilities are...

Jonathan Bell, editor-in-chief at TXF, talks with Dan Riordan, president of the Berne Union, about taking the organisation forward in its 80th year.

How financial institutions can partner with consumer goods companies to help reduce deforestation

Finacity, the trade receivables securitisation specialist, has closed a new securitisation programme with agricultural processing company Archer Daniels Midland (ADM)....