Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI), the UAE export credit company, and three partners signed a joint agreement on Tuesday, September 17 to support global commodities giant Trafigura in expanding their acquisition of commodities from the UAE. 

In the container shipping industry, players across the supply chain are at varying levels of digital maturity. From cargo owners and terminal operators to legislators and governments, the wide range of participants makes uniformity difficult to achieve. As does the vulnerability of global networks, prone to disruption now more than ever.

In Georgia, the high costs associated with providing banking services to SMEs and stringent creditworthiness or collateral requirements pose

As businesses strive to optimise processes, enhance efficiency, and meet growing customer demands, the tools they use need to evolve as well.

To learn more about efforts to improve operational efficiency and sustainability in the shipping space through technological advancements, Trade Finance Global’s Brian Canup spoke with Chris Sunderman, Program Lead for Banks at the Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA).

The Standard Chartered loan will be guaranteed by UK Export Finance and Poland’s export credit agency KUKE and supports a solar project in Turkey.

7 August, New York, USA – Standard Chartered announces the successful closing of a six-year USD235 million non-recourse senior secured term green loan facility to fund the development, construction, and operation of a 1.35 million square foot solar photovoltaic manufacturing plant in Wilmer, Texas, USA, for Trinasolar, a leading global renewable company.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have jointly published a Reference Note to better define sustainable trade finance and set eligibility criteria for related deals.… read more →

To learn more about the implications of CRD VI, Deepesh Patel (DP), Editorial Director, TFG spoke with Adam Harwood (AH), Associate, A&O Shearman and Bob Penn (BP), Partner, A&O Shearman, in a 2-part series.

At the 56th Annual FCI Meeting in Seoul, Deepesh Patel, Editorial Director at Trade Finance Global, was joined on Trade Finance Talks by Steven Beck, Head of Trade and Supply Chain Finance, Asian Development Bank to discuss the role of MDBs in the facilitation of trade and supply chain finance.