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 ...

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 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 ...

Two units of agricultural commodity trading giant Olam Agri have clinched a US$1.85bn facility incorporating both conventional and Islamic financing, backed by a group of international lenders. The ...

Banks have warned that prolonged US tariffs are likely to damage the economy, but say disruptions to supply chains may provide a short-term boost to trade finance. US President Donald Trump’s 145% ...

Companies are being urged to review their procurement and supply chain strategies in the wake of the US government’s tariff programme, as concerns grow over shipping costs and price rises across a ...

The Japan Bank for International Cooperation has agreed to help finance the acquisition of a coal mine in Australia by JFE Steel, lending ¥34.2bn (US$240mn) to bolster the supply of coking coal for ...

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 ...

The US export credit agency says a newly launched financing mechanism for critical mineral imports will tackle “market manipulation” by China by bolstering domestic firms’ supply chains. The Supply ...

The six largest banks in the US have exited the UN-backed Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) following years of speculation about their departure. Climate groups suggest the timing of their withdrawal ...

Digital lender Revolut has signalled it intends to start offering trade finance, marking the US$45bn fintech’s first step toward business lending. London-headquartered Revolut advertised for a head of ...