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February
Russia’s Sberbank completes its first bank acquisition outside the CIS.
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SMBC appoints ex-RBS banker to manage the bank’s export and agency finance business in the EMEA region.
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Insurance broker Miller has appointed James Cunningham and Ewan Wauchope to bolster its political risk, trade credit and political violence capabilities.
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RBS has appointed a new product head of trade finance.
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HSBC has promoted a banker to the newly created role of head of UK trade, receivables and equipment finance.
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President Obama has sent two nominations for the board of OPIC to the Senate for approval.
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Trade finance boutique Falcon Group has appointed a new head of global trade sales management.
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Insurer ACE has opened a representative office in Ukraine.
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Noble Agri Limited, the parent company of trader Noble’s agriculture businesses, has appointed José Luiz Glaser as CEO.
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ICC Banking Commission appoints Deutsche Bank's Schmand as vice chair responsible for supply chain finance.
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HSBC promotes banker to lead its London offshore RMB business.
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Law firm Shearman & Sterling has hired an EMEA project finance specialist from Ashurst.
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The global head of forfaiting at CA-CIB has retired and is being replaced by his deputy and a director for export finance Asia.
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Hogan Lovells announced is expanding its finance practice in New York with the addition of partners Peter Humphreys and Evan Koster.
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Nedbank Capital has appointed former Standard Chartered agribusiness specialist as its new head of African business.
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January
Oliver Belin has been appointed as business development executive for PrimeRevenue Europe.
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Russian steel producer Magnitogorsk Steel and Iron Work (MMK) has created a new position of chief financial officer.
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An interim board has been appointed to oversee the transition to a permanent Norwegian government-funded export finance scheme in July 2012.
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JP Morgan has hired a new managing director for its Treasury Services business covering export and supply chain finance across the Americas.
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Barclays appoints new head of trade and working capital, Middle East.
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Jordan’s Investbank has established its second subsidiary – Al Imdad, ?specialising in trade finance and supply chain logistics for traders and manufacturers.?
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BBVA has relocated its transactional trade finance head to New York to maximize its cross border business and Latin American and USA networks.
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As of 1 January 2012, Søren Møller has taken over as deputy CEO at EKF.
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Livingston International is to acquire the customs and trade compliance services of JPMorgan Chase.
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Misys opens centre of excellence in Beijing in response to significant growth in Chinese business.
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HSBC North America has today appointed a new head of commercial banking for the region based in New York.
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Law firm SNR Denton has made a strategic hire for its banking and finance team in London.
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Arab Banking Corporation has announced changes to the top management team at its key European subsidiary, ABC International Bank London.
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Siemens Financial Services has hired an export finance banker to boost its capabilities in the German export credit sphere.