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Bibby wins US Ex-Im approval

01 July 2009

Bibby International Trade Finance has been names as an approved lender by US Ex-Im.

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Bibby International Trade Finance has been named as an approved lender by the Export-Import Bank of the United States (US Ex-Im).

Export credit financing is an increasingly important product for trade finance lenders and Bibby will use it to help its clients pursue new export opportunities. This is especially important to manufacturing companies that are seeking new business in other...


Poll

Will Russia’s recent ban on grain exports result in a significant rise in private risk insurance claims from grain traders unable to fulfil their contracts?

Yes – there will be more claims. The government’s actions allow traders, with PRI cover, to make claims through contract frustration.
8%
No - the majority of Russia’s wheat production, some 70%-80%, is used for domestic consumption so the contracts represent only a small portion of the total wheat market, limiting the amount of potential claims.
23%
No - traders had a week’s notice before the ban allowing them to secure alternative supplies to fulfil contracts stated as optional origin.
23%
Maybe - but claims are likely to be limited to traders dealing in soft wheat whose contracts demand they source wheat only from Russia.
46%