The government of Georgia has awarded Italian export credit agency (ECA) Sace with an advisory contract to start up a new ECA for the Black Sea state.

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved an unfunded $40 million Risk Participation Agreement (RPA) with Banco Santander (Santander).

The Chinese state-run grain trading company China National Cereals, Oils and Foodstuffs Corporation (Cofco) has announced that it is intending to float within...

The Export-Import Bank of the United States (US Ex-Im) has announced that Siemens Energy (US) has been named as the Renewable Exporter of the Year.

An overhaul of the ICC’s Docdex dispute resolution mechanism that will speed up, streamline and make more transparent the process has been launched at the ICC Banking...

Commodities powerhouse Trafigura Beheer BV (Trafigura) has successfully priced a €550 million bond issue under the company’s European Medium Term Note (EMTN) programme,...

The government of Mongolia and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) have signed a legal agreement that will enhance MIGA’s ability to insure foreign direct...

The International Chamber of Commerce, the world’s largest business organisation, has today named Deutsche Bank’s Daniel Schmand as the new chair of its Banking...

Russia’ Uralkali, one of the world’s largest potash producers, has signed a $530 million pre-export finance (PXF) loan agreement with eight international banks. The...

Swiss-headquartered holding company MET Holdings has secured a €400 million ($427.46 million) senior secured multicurrency credit facility from a group of international...

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has provided a $10 million trade facility to Capital Bank (CB) Jordan under the development bank’s Trade...

The government of Dubai has revealed a collaboration with Citi that will introduce a new supply chain finance mechanism to government suppliers and provide financial...

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has launched a new framework which will provide leasing finance for investments targeted at improving the...

Standard Chartered Bank (China) has announced a series of initiatives for the development of free trade zones (FTZs) immediately following the launch of three new FTZs in...

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Austria is hosting its annual International Trade Finance Week 2015 from June 8-12 this year in Vienna. The rapidly-growing...

Danish export credit agency EKF has just released its annual report for 2014, and says that it in a difficult market it helped to secure contracts to Danish companies...

The British Exporters Association (BExA) is holding a free, half-day seminar entitled ‘Winning exports in a turbulent world’ on 19 May in London. The wide-ranging seminar...

Northstar Trade Finance, a Canadian boutique firm founded in 1994 with affiliates now in the United States and Europe, and a book of business that spans the globe, has...

Brazilian state-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro (Petrobras) has turned to Brazilian state-owned banks to secure much of its funding for 2015. With the capital markets...

The Export-Import Bank of the United States (US Ex-Im) has today announced the first recipients of five of its annual export awards in advance of its 2015 annual...