Ex-Balli Steel treasurer denies knowledge of trade finance fraud
06-01-23 / by Jacob Atkins
The former treasury chief of a collapsed UK steel trader has told a jury in...KBC Bank
Trial of steel execs accused of US$150mn trade finance fraud begins in London
14-09-22 / by Jacob Atkins
Prosecutors in the UK say executives of a since-collapsed steel company falsified documents and created...
Banks start using we.trade blockchain platform for open account trade finance
22-03-19 / by Sanne Wass
Banks are now officially conducting live, commercial transactions on the we.trade blockchain platform for open...
More than 50 banks join Trafigura’s mammoth syndications
20-03-18 / by Finbarr Bermingham
Commodity trading giant Trafigura has signed bumper deals in Europe and Japan with a combined...
Trafigura raises mammoth facilities in Singapore
04-10-17 / by Finbarr Bermingham
Commodity trader Trafigura has closed two debt facilities worth a combined US$1.99bn in Singapore. The...
Trafigura closes oversubscribed RCF
12-10-16 / by Melodie Michel
Trafigura has signed a syndicated revolving credit facility (RCF) and term loan facilities worth the...
Afreximbank names syndications and agency head
08-08-16 / by Shannon Manders
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has hired Irfan Afzal as its director for syndications and...
GBI seals €250mn trade loan
05-07-16 / by Melodie Michel
Amsterdam-based GarantiBank International (GBI) has closed a €250mn-equivalent (€136mn and US$127.5mn) dual-tranche syndicated borrowing facility.
US’ mixed signals still hamper Iran trade
18-05-16 / by Melodie Michel
Various US officials, including secretary of state John Kerry, have attempted to reassure European banks...
Marnell joins Scipion
11-05-16 / by Shannon Manders
Michael Marnell has joined Scipion Capital’s commodity trade finance team as senior originator and structurer.