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Poland eyes Africa opportunity in Angola social loan

Poland’s export credit agency (ECA) is backing a US$73mn social loan led by Standard Chartered to finance the expansion of a university in Angola, …

Africa / 13-03-23 / by Jacob Atkins

Lenders turned down TMT Metals in 2021, rates ‘made no commercial sense’

TMT Metals, one of the traders Trafigura has accused of participating in a “systematic” fraud scheme, was turned away by lenders in 2021 after …

Global / 08-03-23 / by John Basquill

WTO stays glum on trade prospects

Global goods trade is in for a bumpy ride, the World Trade Organization (WTO) says, with key indicators of trade growth flashing red despite …

Global / 08-03-23 / by Jacob Atkins

Trade policy starting to do better on gender, says UNCTAD

As the reciprocal relationship between trade and gender has started to receive increased attention, those responsible for trade policy have moved from being gender-blind …

Global / 08-03-23 / by Eleanor Wragg

“Banks are back”: financiers grow market share in record year for commodities

Financial institutions are being tempted back to the commodities market after a long period of retreat, with price volatility and shifting global trade flows …

Global / 08-03-23 / by John Basquill

Optio names new UK head of political violence and terrorism unit

Optio Group has hired Tom Kennett as UK head of its political violence and terrorism (PVT) business. Kennett, who begins immediately, is based in …

On the Move / 08-03-23

MineHub achieves end-to-end raw material supply chain digitisation with Waybridge acquisition

Metals and mining-focused blockchain platform MineHub has bought Waybridge Technologies, a commodities ecosystem for industrial consumers of metals, creating an end-to-end digital solution for …

Fintech / 08-03-23 / by Eleanor Wragg

Trafigura wins facility from Abu Dhabi for UAE exports

Trafigura has secured a lending facility from the Abu Dhabi Exports Office (Adex), the latest in a string of financing deals the trader has …

Mena / 07-03-23 / by Jacob Atkins

Japanese, European banks extend US$501mn for Egypt wind project

The developers of a wind farm in Egypt have secured a US$501mn export credit agency-backed financing deal from a consortium of lenders. Red Sea …

Mena / 06-03-23 / by Jacob Atkins

ITFC grants trade finance facility for Tunisia imports

The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) has provided a US$280mn trade finance facility to the government of Tunisia for the import of gas, …

Mena / 06-03-23 / by Jacob Atkins

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Poland eyes Africa opportunity in Angola social loan

Lenders turned down TMT Metals in 2021, rates ‘made no commercial sense’

WTO stays glum on trade prospects

Trade policy starting to do better on gender, says UNCTAD

“Banks are back”: financiers grow market share in record year for commodities

Optio names new UK head of political violence and terrorism unit

MineHub achieves end-to-end raw material supply chain digitisation with Waybridge acquisition

Trafigura wins facility from Abu Dhabi for UAE exports

Japanese, European banks extend US$501mn for Egypt wind project

ITFC grants trade finance facility for Tunisia imports

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