James Reynolds will become chief executive of specialist credit and political risk insurance broker BPL next year when the ...

The World Bank has appointed Mizuho banker Tsutomu Yamamoto as managing director of the Multilateral Investment Guarantee ...

The Export Credit Bank of Türkiye (Türk Eximbank) has secured a shariah-compliant syndicated facility worth US$145mn from a group of Middle Eastern lenders and the Islamic Development Bank Group, ...

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 ...

HSBC has launched a non-recourse receivables finance solution aimed at its large corporate customers, which it says will help reduce their exposure to risk while optimising working capital. Launched ...

The Chinese government has placed an exit ban on FCI chair and Wells Fargo banker Chenyue Mao after she travelled to the country on business. Mao was elected as FCI chair last month at the global ...

The SBTi has released its first net-zero standard for financial institutions, calling for an end to financing fossil fuel expansion.

A Saudi investment firm has been awarded US$4.19mn after a Dubai court ruled Rasmala Investment Bank Limited (RIBL) made a “misrepresentation” about the suitability and financial health of its trade ...

JP Morgan says South African telecommunications provider MTN SA has become the first customer to use the bank’s digital bill of exchange product. The product, which uses Swedish digital trade fintech ...