The Asian Development Bank (ADB) says Chinese products accounted for 43.7% of Asia's high-tech exports in 2014 - up from 9.4% in the year 2000. Japan's share...

Britain's export credit agency, UK Export Finance (UKEF) is interested in boosting business and investment in Zambia. UKEF regional head for Sub-Saharan Africa,...

US-based financial holding company Markel has completed the acquisition of CATCo Investment Management's assets. The business will now operate as Markel CATCo...

Habib Bank (HBL), Pakistan's largest domestic multinational bank, has signed up to financial software company Misys' FusionBanking Corporate Channels. The...

In part two of our interview series, TXF’s Helen Castell talks to Scipion Capital vice president Ben Storrs about how trade finance funds and specialist commodity...

Paris-headquartered finance arranger and trade credit insurance broker Cofarco has hired Stephen Dimon to strengthen its project and natural resources finance team

SWIFT has unveiled a global payments innovation designed to increase the speed, transparency and predictability of cross-border payments. It will initially focus on a...

Deutsche Bank's global transaction banking division has closed a $3.5 billion synthetic collateralised loan obligation (CLO) - TRAFIN 2015-1. The transaction...

The Japanese government is setting up a 1.5 trillion yen loan and investment programme to support domestic companies doing business in India. The Japan Bank for...

The Russian Agency for Export Credit and Investment Insurance (EXIAR) has agreed to back the export of ShinEkspo's Russian-made tyres to Europe. The policy also...

Up to £30 billion - or 8% - of UK total goods exports could be lost if the UK leaves the EU without a replacement Free Trade Agreement, trade credit insurer...

BNP Paribas has joined SWIFT's Know Your Customer (KYC) Registry, which sees banks contribute an agreed baseline set of data and documentation for validation....

Swiss-based commodity trader Glencore has vowed to cut debt even further, reduce operations and sell more assets amid a worsening slump in commodity prices. The...

Netherlands-based ING Bank has joined SWIFT's Know Your Customer (KYC) Registry. The registry is a centralised repository that maintains a standardised set of...

The New Zealand Council for Infrastructure Development (NZCID) has elected long-standing board member Patrick Brockie as its new chairman. Brockie, head of global...

More than 100 Latin American financial institutions have joined SWIFT's KYC Registry since it was launched in December 2014. The registry maintains a standardised...

Development banks are neglecting the fight against climate change by backing fossil-fuel projects in developing countries, US eco-group Sierra Club said. The...

Italian export credit agency SACE is launching a new policy dedicated to the country's micro and small companies. BT Facile PMI allows businesses to insure all...

UAE-based Commercial Bank International (CBI) and National General Insurance (NGI) have signed a trade credit insurance agreement. The deal, backed by Coface Credit...

Malaysia will take part in 150 programmes to boost exports next year, the Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation announced. Most of the events will be in...