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24 July 2015

A better way to finance receivables

Corporates looking to offload their receivables currently face the laborious task of dismantling portfolios and selling them piecemeal to multiple buyers. Yet with banks,...

24 July 2015

US blacklists Singapore shipping firm over North Korea links

The US blacklisted Senat Shipping (Senat), a Singapore-based shipping firm, over allegations it is supporting illicit arms shipments to North Korea. Any assets the...

23 July 2015

Akbank AG squeezes relationship banks on new refi

Akbank AG, the Frankfurt-based subsidiary of Turkey’s Akbank, today announced the closure of a $205 million-equivalent, dual-currency club loan. The one-year refinancing...

23 July 2015

Chris Dailey new co-chief executive of Trade Finance Partners

Trade Finance Partners, a London-based trade and supply chain finance business, has announced on Wednesday the appointment of Chris Dailey as Co-Chief Executive.

23 July 2015

DFSA grants DS-Concept Category-2 license

DS-Concept Intelligent Trade Finance (DS-Concept Factoring UAE) has been granted a Category-2 license by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA), which enables...

23 July 2015

Jordan approves $3bn agreement with Islamic Trade Finance Corporation

The Jordanian government approved the signing of a $3bn framework agreement on Wednesday. The deal aims to finance the import of basic goods and commodities including...

23 July 2015

Barclays names new Asia corporate bank head

Barclays has appointed Alexander Harrison as head of corporate banking for Asia Pacific - a new role for the bank as it moves to expand the business line in the...

23 July 2015

Afreximbank's Moody's rating improves

Moody's Investors Service announced on Wednesday that it has changed the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank)'s rating outlook on the Baa2 long-term issuer...

23 July 2015

EIB approves €10bn in new loans

The European Investment Bank (EIB), the Board of Europe's long-term lending institution, has approved nearly €10bn of new lending this week. The 45 total...

22 July 2015

Gunvor signs increased secured borrowing base facility for Middle East operations

International commodity trading company Gunvor Group has signed a $525 million secured uncommitted borrowing base facility for its operations in the Middle East. The...

22 July 2015

EKF and KfW IPEX-Bank team for second Uruguayan wind farm

KfW IPEX-Bank, the international export and project financier, has collaborated with Danish export credit agency Eksport Kredit Fonden (EKF) to provide senior-debt...

22 July 2015

WYG secures £25m financing deal with HSBC

Project management and technical consultancy WYG announced on Monday it had secured a £25m multi-currency revolving credit facility with HSBC Bank PLC.

22 July 2015

BSTDB and TOBB sign MoU to strengthen cooperation

The Black Sea Trade and Development Bank (BSTDB) and the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) have agreed to strengthen cooperation. BSTDB has...

22 July 2015

Natixis to open Colombian office this year

Natixis is building its business presence in Latin America, both in Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB) and Asset Management. Natixis plans to open  an...

22 July 2015

NIB funds Brazilian pulp mill

Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) has signed a $100m 7-year-maturity loan agreement with Brazil’s Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social (BNDES)...

22 July 2015

Singapore fintech startup acquires Netherlands-based Asyx

Singapore-headquartered financial services technology (fintech) startup ApexPeak announced today it has acquired Netherlands-based supply chain finance and...

22 July 2015

Natixis' Pascal Soldaini set for CEEMEA move

Pascal Soldaini has been appointed Head of Middle East, Turkey, Africa and CIS for Global Infrastructure & Projects (GIP) on Monday and will be in charge of...

20 July 2015

BPL Global to open Dubai office as part of further expansion

Berry Palmer & Lyle (BPL Global), the specialist credit and political risk insurance (CPRI) broker, is to open a representative office in Dubai as part of the group’s...

17 July 2015
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Landmark deal sees UK Export Finance and HSBC combine for first RMB-funded financing

The UK export credit agency UK Export Finance (UKEF) and HSBC have teamed to arrange the first ever offshore renminbi (RMB) financing for an aircraft purchase – in this...

17 July 2015

EIB opens first office in Addis Ababa

At a ceremony held in Addis Ababa earlier today the European Investment Bank (EIB), the EU's non-profit long-term lending institution, formally opened the...