Calls for EU due diligence reforms grow as UN reveals scale of Xinjiang forced labour
07-09-22 / by Felix Thompson
A long-awaited UN report has concluded that forced labour and other serious human rights abuses...Author's Archive
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K-Sure backs major new debt financing for Indonesia EV battery project
06-09-22 / by Felix Thompson
The Korea Trade Insurance Corporation (K-Sure) has agreed to cover a US$711mn term loan facility...
Gerald Group signs bumper facility, draws in new lenders
06-09-22 / by Felix Thompson
Global metals merchant Gerald Group has secured a US$650mn credit facility from a group of...
Credit insurers warn of dwindling risk appetite
31-08-22 / by Felix Thompson
Rising geopolitical risk is driving up demand for export credit insurance, says a new Berne...
Petroecuador warns Trafigura over Russian diesel shipments
31-08-22 / by Felix Thompson
Ecuadorian state-owned oil company Petroecuador has urged commodity trader Trafigura to stop importing Russian fuel,...
Lloyds Bank completes first UK digital promissory note pilot
30-08-22 / by Felix Thompson
Lloyds Bank and Swedish fintech Enigio have completed the UK’s first digital promissory note transaction,...
EU importers face mounting ESG risks in efforts to ditch Russian minerals
24-08-22 / by Felix Thompson
As European firms work to cut Russia-produced metals and other critical minerals out of their...
TradeSun to incorporate ESG scoring onto platform
15-08-22 / by Felix Thompson
Trade finance technology firm TradeSun is set to incorporate an environmental, social and governance (ESG)...
Funding secured for new dry bulk port set to boost West African trade
03-08-22 / by Felix Thompson
A trio of commercial banks has agreed to lend €90mn towards a new dry bulk...
Bangladesh tightens LC rules as import costs surge
03-08-22 / by Felix Thompson
Bangladesh’s central bank has announced new letter of credit (LC) requirements for local banks, amid...