TXF looks at Export Development Canada's unique and controversial 'pull strategy,' of untied financing to foreign companies like BMW.

In a move which demonstrates the tightening of Russian ties with Chinese financing, Gazprom accessed its biggest ever loan from a private Chinese lender, signing 2...

International banks are showing renewed interest in investments in Nigeria’s oil sector, as the new management of state-owned Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation...

Glencore plans to ramp up debt reduction, cutting net debt to $17 billion-$18 billion by the end of this year, as it announced big losses in its annual results. The news...

Egypt's $1.49 billion December loan, backed by export credit agencies (ECAs), to build the Beni Suef power station – is just the latest example of the country's continued...

At a BNY Mellon-hosted roundtable in Abu Dhabi, TXF sat down with a number of UAE banks to discuss the region’s economic developments, the evolving trade arena, and how...

2016 is set to be a year of change. Trade sanctions on Iran have been suspended; those on Russia, on the contrary, have been extended for another six months. Compliance...

Localisation requirements in emerging-markets projects are meant to be a way of giving back; an attempt at ensuring a lasting beneficial legacy for the local population...

In a wide-ranging interview with TXF’s Hesham Zakai, Henry Balani talks about the responsibilities facing banks; unintended consequences engendered by regulation,...

Helen Castell at TXF talks to Bob Kowit, a member of the trade finance team at Federated Investors, about the challenges involved in creating a pool of trade finance...

More small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are seeking to export their goods and services abroad following a government export push in recent years, a couple of...

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...

Kazakhstan-focused copper production company KAZ Minerals has signed a new $50 million revolving credit facility (RCF) with Caterpillar Financial Services (UK) (Cat...

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...

The central bank of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has reached an agreement with the African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI) whereby banks will receive up to 50%...

Commodity trading company Gunvor Singapore, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gunvor Group, has signed a $911.7 million syndicated revolving credit facility (RCF). The...

Russian state corporation Vnesheconombank (VEB) has increased business with Chinese institutions by signing a $8 billion framework credit agreement with China Development...

Brazil’s state-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro (Petrobras) has signed a $3.5 billion credit facility with China Development Bank (CDB). The deal comes at a...

Commodity trading company Louis Dreyfus Commodities has appointed Vijay Anand Ramanujam as its new regional head of trade finance for Asia. He is based in Singapore.

The e-trade finance solutions provider, Bolero, has announced it will open a new office in the Raffles Place financial district in Singapore.