Nearly 50% of firms are now using electronic bills of lading (eBLs) yet only a fifth of banks currently support them, ...

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has established a €110mn guarantee facility aimed at boosting war ...

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has agreed to shoulder half the risk on up to US$1bn of HSBC’s trade assets, to help unlock lending in emerging markets. The assets will be originated by ...

Ras Al Khaimah the northernmost emirate of the United Arab Emirates, is carving out a reputation as a regional trade hub.

China’s vow to boost the “scale and coverage” of export credit insurance will likely focus on technology exports and overseas ...

HSBC has appointed former Citi director Arpana Amin as global head of supply chain finance. London-based Amin joins after ...

Stenn, the UK-based invoice financing provider that was placed in administration last week, had its banking facilities frozen ...

The company behind Poland’s first nuclear power project has secured a letter of intent worth US$1.45bn from Export ...

Asia trade leaders roundtable brought together senior figures from the region’s trade finance market. Held on the sidelines ...

Lloyds Corporate and Institutional has promoted co-heads of its newly created transaction banking solutions team, based in ...

The Black Sea Trade and Development Bank (BSTDB) is extending a US$15mn to Georgia’s Basisbank for financing SMEs. The ...

Italian export credit agency Sace has signed a US$6bn agreement with the African Development Bank (AfDB) to provide credit ...