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Young BExA-GTR award winners “driving huge change” for exports

Ronan Finnegan and Harry Kimberley-Bowen, co-founders of wearable technology company spacebands, are the winners of the 16th BExA-GTR Young Exporter of the Year Award …

Europe / 26-10-22 / by Jenny Messenger

Citi, EKF put wind in Enel’s sustainability sails

Italian energy company Enel has secured a US$800mn sustainability-linked financing facility from Citi and Denmark’s export credit agency EKF to fuel its investments in …

Europe / 19-10-22 / by Jacob Atkins

Cesce provides €500mn to support Alstom’s green exports

Spanish export credit agency Cesce has signed a strategic agreement with French transport company Alstom to provide an annual maximum of €500mn for export …

Europe / 18-10-22 / by Jenny Messenger

Swedish ECA expands to imports cover with raw materials guarantee

Sweden’s export credit agency (ECA) has launched an import guarantee product to help local businesses struggling to secure raw materials amid global supply chain …

Europe / 18-10-22 / by Jacob Atkins

Ukraine’s ECA wants global support for beleaguered exporters

Ukraine’s export credit agency (ECA) is seeking help from its global counterparts as it tries to accelerate coverage of financing for Ukrainian exporters battered …

Europe / 11-10-22 / by Jacob Atkins

UK freeport incentives could amount to unfair export subsidies: UKTPO

Exporters operating in the UK’s new freeports could be deemed in contravention of rules that safeguard a level playing field for trade, according to …

Europe / 05-10-22 / by Eleanor Wragg

Atradius backs loan for Dutch green maritime business

Dutch export credit agency (ECA) Atradius DSB has backed a €3.5mn investment loan from ABN Amro to help maritime business Econowind scale up its …

Europe / 05-10-22 / by Jenny Messenger

Trial of steel execs accused of US$150mn trade finance fraud begins in London

Prosecutors in the UK say executives of a since-collapsed steel company falsified documents and created fake trades to defraud five trade finance banks out …

Europe / 14-09-22 / by Jacob Atkins

TradeXBank targets Swiss commodity finance revival after Sberbank sell-off

Sberbank has completed the sale of its sanctions-hit Swiss subsidiary, with renamed entity TradeXBank aiming to boost financing for raw commodities with a focus …

Europe / 07-09-22 / by John Basquill

EU importers face mounting ESG risks in efforts to ditch Russian minerals

As European firms work to cut Russia-produced metals and other critical minerals out of their supply chains, experts warn that alternative options are scarce …

Europe / 24-08-22 / by Felix Thompson