25 January 2012
Norway’s new government-funded export body is expected to hire former Eksportfinans staff, but others will face redundancy. More »
20 January 2012
Lenders have signed a covenant waiver agreement with Russian aluminium producer Rusal on its multibillion pre-export financing. Trade Finance provides full details on the new agreement. More »
JP Morgan has hired a new managing director for its Treasury Services business covering export and supply chain finance across the Americas. More »
19 January 2012
Russian steel producer NLMK has told lenders it no longer wishes to continue with its pre-export financing. More »
18 January 2012
BBVA has relocated its transactional trade finance head to New York to maximize its cross border business and Latin American and USA networks. More »
17 January 2012
Reporting from Airbus New Year Press Conference, held in Hamburg, John Geddie looks at the manufacturer’s financing plans for the year ahead. More »
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President Obama is asking Congress for the authority to combine the US government’s six trade and business-related agencies and departments into a one-stop-shop for exporters. More »
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Dickon Harris celebrates the 20th birthday of the ICC’s Uniform Rules for Demand Guarantees (URDG), regulations which govern demand guarantees and counter-guarantees in international trade. More »
09 January 2012
Trade finance volume has reached its second highest level on record, with the volume of ECA guarantees at a record level, and Citi topping the ECA-backed trade finance rankings. More »
05 January 2012
RBS to merge a reduced investment bank with its corporate and global transaction services business. More »
04 January 2012
Development finance institutions announce financial close of pioneering Addax Bioenergy project in Sierra Leone. More »
Air France has closed the first-ever export credit agency-backed loan for a home market airline. More »
The Finnish government has accepted a proposal for a Eu3 billion permanent transfer scheme to be funded by a Finnvera capital markets issuance. More »
22 December 2011
Highlights from the December 2011/ January 2012 print edition of Trade Finance. More »
ABN AMRO has predicted price increases by the end of 2012 for a range of commodities including Brent oil, natural gas, silver, palladium, aluminium and zinc.
23 January 2012
Russian steel producer Magnitogorsk Steel and Iron Work (MMK) has created a new position of chief financial officer.
27 January 2012
BNP Paribas and KfW IPEX-Bank have partnered to offer cement producer Holcim Indonesia a buyer credit facility for its Tuban green-field plant.
Finnish export credit agency Finnvera returns to cover further loans for the expansion of Telemar’s mobile network in Brazil.
26 January 2012
Fundtech has partnered with Australian payment services firm Dataline to offer electronic invoice presentment and payment (EIPP) in Asia-Pacific.
24 January 2012
Oliver Belin has been appointed as business development executive for PrimeRevenue Europe.
Barclays appoints new head of trade and working capital, Middle East.
Development banks led by FMO of the Netherlands are financing a hydro-power project in Uganda.
Barclays’ global trade finance head states Basel III regulations and CRD IV will limit the availability of trade finance for European SMEs.
Ivanhoe Mines has approved a jumbo bridge facility to help fund the first phase of its ECA-backed Oyu Tolgoi mining complex in southern Mongolia.
The latest round of Chinese state support for India’s Reliance Group adds to China’s dominance of this intra-Asian trade link.
The Asian Development Bank has arranged an A/B loan for renewables firm China Everbright to fund its waste-to-energy projects in China.
Norwegian Air Shuttle has ordered 222 narrow-body aircraft from both Boeing and Airbus.
XL Group has added four new members to its global political risk and trade credit (PRTC) team based in London.
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