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Citi secures 100% Giek cover for ship deals 06 February 2012

Citi leads two ship financings for Seadrill and ENI originally intended for Eksportfinans funding, but which ultimately benefitted from an unusual 100% Giek guarantee.
Update: ADB approves loan for Uzkbeki project 06 February 2012

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a loan for Uzbekistan’s Surgil Natural gas Petrochemical Plant.
Nexi and HKECIC sign reinsurance pact 06 February 2012

Japanese export credit agency Nexi has signed a reinsurance agreement with Hong Kong Export Credit Insurance Corporation.
Bharat Forge raises working capital loan 03 February 2012

The Export-Import Bank of China has joined a lending syndicate for India’s Bharat Forge.

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Noble appoints new CEO 06 February 2012

Noble Group appoints senior Goldman Sachs banker as new chief executive officer.
Nedbank appoints new head of African business 01 February 2012

Nedbank Capital has appointed former Standard Chartered agribusiness specialist as its new head of African business.
First Quantum signs financing for Kansanshi mine in Zambia 31 January 2012

Banks fund First Quantum Minerals' Kansanshi copper-gold project in Zambia.
Market View: A beginner’s guide to borrowing base facilities 30 January 2012

Watson Farley Williams’ partner, Celia Gardiner, provides a simple guide to borrowing base facilities, an increasingly popular structured commodity financing instrument for both traders and commodity producers.

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Deutsche reports record year for trade 06 February 2012

Deutsche Bank reports 7% growth in net revenues for global transaction banking for 2011, despite a slight increase in trade credit losses.
IFC to partner with PrimeRevenue 03 February 2012

The IFC is due to sign its second supply chain financing (SCF) deal under its newly established SCF programme with third party SCF platform provider PrimeRevenue.
Ex-Commerzbank chief says EBA rules are hurting trade 02 February 2012

Speaking at Trade Finance Magazine’s Supply Chain Finance Europe conference in Frankfurt, Klaus-Peter Müller warns of the impact the EBA capital buffer will have on trade and supply chain finance.
Misys partners with IBM 02 February 2012

Misys signs software licensing deal to help banks optimise business processes.

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Shearman hires project partner 06 February 2012

Law firm Shearman & Sterling has hired an EMEA project finance specialist from Ashurst.
CA-CIB forfaiting head retires 02 February 2012

The global head of forfaiting at CA-CIB has retired and is being replaced by his deputy and a director for export finance Asia.
Hogan Lovells expands New York practice 01 February 2012

Hogan Lovells announced is expanding its finance practice in New York with the addition of partners Peter Humphreys and Evan Koster.
Nedbank appoints new head of African business 01 February 2012

Nedbank Capital has appointed former Standard Chartered agribusiness specialist as its new head of African business.
PrimeRevenue appoints Europe business development executive 24 January 2012

Oliver Belin has been appointed as business development executive for PrimeRevenue Europe.
MMK appoints CFO 23 January 2012

Russian steel producer Magnitogorsk Steel and Iron Work (MMK) has created a new position of chief financial officer.

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CA-CIB forfaiting head retires 02 February 2012

The global head of forfaiting at CA-CIB has retired and is being replaced by his deputy and a director for export finance Asia.
HSBC promises billions for UK trade finance 26 January 2012

HSBC has announced plans to offer billions of trade finance for UK business.
Santander UK joins FCI 25 January 2012

Santander UK and Moldov’s Banca Comerciala Româna Chisinau have joined Factor Chain International (FCI).
FCI reports 20% cross border factoring increase 24 January 2012

Factors Chain International, the network of factoring companies, has reported a 20% increase in its two-factor cross border business in 2011.

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ATI opens new Rwanda office 31 January 2012

The African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI) has opened a new representative office in Rwanda’s capital Kigali.
Marsh predicts EMEA trade credit insurance demand rise 30 January 2012

Marsh has stated that it expects to see demand for short-term trade credit insurance continue to rise in 2012 among countries in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

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Shearman hires project partner 06 February 2012

Law firm Shearman & Sterling has hired an EMEA project finance specialist from Ashurst.
Ex-Commerzbank chief says EBA rules are hurting trade 02 February 2012

Speaking at Trade Finance Magazine’s Supply Chain Finance Europe conference in Frankfurt, Klaus-Peter Müller warns of the impact the EBA capital buffer will have on trade and supply chain finance.

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Bangladesh to borrow from ITFC 18 January 2012

The government of Bangladesh has announced that it will borrow $2 billion from the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC).
Baker Botts hires in Dubai 03 January 2012

Baker Botts has hired a leading project, trade and Islamic finance Lawyer to join its Dubai office.
Pine secures first Islamic funding for trade 03 January 2012

Brazilian bank Pine has secured its first-ever Islamic funding tranche for trade finance.
Update: Barzan closes 13 December 2011

Financial close on the ECA-backed project financing of Qatar’s Barzan gas field development has been met today.

Deal Analysis

China courts India’s Reliance 20 January 2012

The latest round of Chinese state support for India’s Reliance Group adds to China’s dominance of this intra-Asian trade link.
Deal Analysis: Kernel 06 October 2011

Dickon Harris examines one of the summer’s success stories: Kernel’s $500 million pre-export financing – the largest CIS agri-pre-export financing to date.
Deal Analysis: Axis Telecoms 05 October 2011

Syndication is still continuing for an innovative commercial Murabaha tranche, backed by MIGA, of a $1.2 billion financing for Indonesian telecoms firm Axis. Dickon Harris examines MIGA’s first Murabaha financing, and one of the more innovative Islamic transactions this year.
Deal analysis: RusVinyl 05 October 2011

Dickon Harris examines how this summer’s novel ECA-backed project financing for Russia’s RusVinyl PVC plant could finally pave the way for onshore petrochemical Russian project financings.

Country Reports

Profile: Belarusbank 03 January 2012

Belarusbank: a crucial role in the servicing of trade in Belarus
What if... the euro broke-up? 19 December 2011

By Trevor Williams, Hann-Ju Ho, Jeavon Lolay and Jonathan Thomas, Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets.
Canadian exporters’ confidence drops 08 December 2011

Export Development Canada has published the results of its Trade Confidence Index showing a plunge in confidence, but there is good news from those companies with overseas affiliates.
Assessing African trade finance liquidity 01 December 2011

How is the European sovereign debt crisis affecting African trade finance? Dickon Harris reports on Trade Finance’s Third Annual Structured Trade and Export Finance Africa Conference, held this week in Johannesburg.

Citi secures 100% Giek cover for ship deals 06 February 2012

Update: ADB approves loan for Uzkbeki project 06 February 2012

Nexi and HKECIC sign reinsurance pact 06 February 2012

Bharat Forge raises working capital loan 03 February 2012

Noble appoints new CEO 06 February 2012

Nedbank appoints new head of African business 01 February 2012

First Quantum signs financing for Kansanshi mine in Zambia 31 January 2012

Market View: A beginner’s guide to borrowing base facilities 30 January 2012

Deutsche reports record year for trade 06 February 2012

IFC to partner with PrimeRevenue 03 February 2012

Ex-Commerzbank chief says EBA rules are hurting trade 02 February 2012

Misys partners with IBM 02 February 2012

Shearman hires project partner 06 February 2012

CA-CIB forfaiting head retires 02 February 2012

Hogan Lovells expands New York practice 01 February 2012

Nedbank appoints new head of African business 01 February 2012

PrimeRevenue appoints Europe business development executive 24 January 2012

MMK appoints CFO 23 January 2012

CA-CIB forfaiting head retires 02 February 2012

HSBC promises billions for UK trade finance 26 January 2012

Santander UK joins FCI 25 January 2012

FCI reports 20% cross border factoring increase 24 January 2012

ATI opens new Rwanda office 31 January 2012

Marsh predicts EMEA trade credit insurance demand rise 30 January 2012

Shearman hires project partner 06 February 2012

Ex-Commerzbank chief says EBA rules are hurting trade 02 February 2012

Bangladesh to borrow from ITFC 18 January 2012

Baker Botts hires in Dubai 03 January 2012

Pine secures first Islamic funding for trade 03 January 2012

Update: Barzan closes 13 December 2011

China courts India’s Reliance 20 January 2012

Deal Analysis: Kernel 06 October 2011

Deal Analysis: Axis Telecoms 05 October 2011

Deal analysis: RusVinyl 05 October 2011

Profile: Belarusbank 03 January 2012

What if... the euro broke-up? 19 December 2011

Canadian exporters’ confidence drops 08 December 2011

Assessing African trade finance liquidity 01 December 2011

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