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 ...

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 ...

Mexico, Turkey, Russia, China and India rank among the riskiest countries from which to source goods, according to a new index measuring vulnerabilities across 30 major trading nations. The Global ...

The GTR Leaders in Trade awards highlight excellence in the trade, commodity, supply chain, export finance and fintech markets. The winners in each category are based on submissions sent to GTR. Where ...

Rasmala Trade Finance Fund has lost its bid to force Trafigura to return US$21.6mn that was “mistakenly” paid to the trading giant due to what the judge described as fraud by an Indian coal trading ...

TriLinc Global Impact Fund (TGIF), an emerging market trade lender, claims its auditor is to blame for a liquidity crunch that has rendered it unable to pay investors or fund new loans. TGIF provides ...

Insurance brokers AU Group and ETG Insurance and Risk Solutions (EIRS) have launched a trade credit and political risk unit for Sub-Saharan Africa, teaming up to capture business in a region often ...

Denmark has unveiled a DKK1bn (€130mn) guarantee scheme aimed at boosting Danish investments in Ukraine’s defence sector. Under the initiative, the Export and Investment Fund of Denmark (EIFO) will ...

The UK has approved a £1.6bn export finance facility that will back the sale of air defence missiles to war-torn Ukraine. Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced the deal following a summit in London ...