Swedish export credit agency EKN has named finance ministry official Åke Nordlander as its incoming director-general, as Anna ...

The anticipation of steep tariff increases has propelled imports to the US during the first seven months of this year, but ongoing uncertainty and volatility mean wholesale changes to supply chains ...

Eastern European trader TOI Commodities has refinanced and upsized its borrowing base facility to US$295mn, securing commitments from 16 commercial banks and development lenders. The trader, formerly ...

Swedish export credit agency EKN and the Islamic Development Bank’s credit insurance arm are backing €1.5bn in financing for the construction of a tunnel in southern Turkey. The loan is being provided ...

Countries in Southeast Asia are the “most attractive” to foreign investors for low-cost labour and high human capital, but China’s manufacturing capabilities are still a draw despite moves to ...

UK Export Finance (UKEF) has approved a £371mn guarantee for the Angolan government to support the development of a new international airport in Cabinda, alongside exports from dozens of UK suppliers.

The US government’s surprise decision to exempt refined copper from 50% tariffs is unlikely to dent the profits of commodity traders expecting bumper returns, but could create complications for ...

Despite a host of industry associations and government agencies pointing out the difficulties SMEs face when exporting, including access to finance, the response has been piecemeal. SMEs exported £107 ...

A US senator has slammed the Export-Import Bank of the United States (US Exim) for its backing of a US$20bn LNG project in Mozambique, arguing the state agency rushed its decision and failed to notify ...

The World Bank has appointed Mizuho banker Tsutomu Yamamoto as managing director of the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (Miga). Yamamoto will take up the role in early December, succeeding ...

When oil-rich South Sudan achieved independence in 2011, it entered the club of nations with a clean financial slate and no government debt. But in the intervening years, many of them marred by a ...

Global commodities trader Trafigura has struck a US$200mn facility agreement with the Korea Trade Insurance Corporation (K-Sure), which the agency hopes will boost South Korea’s shipping industry.