In today's daily round-up of export, trade and commodity finance news, TXF's Max Thompson covers the latest stories and trends across the market: US President Joe Biden has nominated Parisa Salehi for Inspector General of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Asia liquefied natural gas spot prices surged by 40% to a record high of over $56 per million British thermal units on Wednesday, amid a global energy crunch, low gas inventories and mounting supply concerns Zurich has ceased its short-term Credit & Political Risk (CPRI) insurance offering with immediate effect, according to sources Like what you hear? Hit subscribe to stay up to date and for all the latest news online visit www.txfnews.com today.

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Biden nominates Parisa Salehi for US Exim Inspector General role; Asia LNG spot price surges by 40% to record high; Zurich exits CPRI market

In today's daily round-up of export, trade and commodity finance news, TXF's Max Thompson covers the latest stories and trends across the market: Trafigura and PetroChina placed the lowest offers in the Pakistan LNG tender Argentine potash mine PRC is opening a tender for investment banks to help find a partner to restart operations, a decade after Brazil's Vale shelved the project when prices crashed for the crop nutrient and the firm clashed with the country's government over tax breaks. Trade credit insurer Euler Hermes has announced two changes in its Regional Management teams Like what you hear? Hit subscribe to stay up to date and for all the latest news online visit www.txfnews.com today.

Glencore taps Morgan Stanley trader to start European power desk; XinFin and Tradeteq launch first trade finance-based NFT transaction; ArcelorMittal and EIB sign €280m research and innovation loan

Trafigura, PetroChina place lowest offers in Pakistan LNG tender; PRC to open tender for investment bank as it seeks restart; Euler Hermes unveils regional management changes

In today's daily round-up of export, trade and commodity finance news, TXF's Max Thompson covers the latest stories and trends across the market: The Asian Development Bank has approved a $1.78 billion multitranche financing facility to improve mobility, road safety, and regional trade along the Dhaka–Sylhet trade corridor in Bangladesh Miller has hired business development specialist Laurent Hepner to its Credit and Political Risk insurance team The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is supporting exporters and importers in Turkey by providing $50 million in trade finance to Turk Ekonomi Bankasi (TEB) under the EBRD’s Trade Facilitation Programme. Like what you hear? Hit subscribe to stay up to date and for all the latest news online visit www.txfnews.com today.  

ADB agrees $1.78bn facility for Dhaka–Sylhet trade route project; Miller hires Laurent Hepner to Swiss CPRI team; EBRD steps up trade support with Turk Ekonomi Bankasi

In today's daily round-up of export, trade and commodity finance news, TXF's Max Thompson covers the latest stories and trends across the market: JBIC helps finance new India plant for ATC Tires AP Surecomp has secured the 2021 SWIFT certification for its trade finance solutions to support the processing of bank guarantees and documentary collections between banks around the world HSBC Bank USA has become Walmart’s first banking collaborator supporting its initiative to improve access to working capital. Like what you hear? Hit subscribe to stay up to date and for all the latest news online visit www.txfnews.com today.  

JBIC helps finance new India plant for ATC Tires AP; Surecomp awarded SWIFT 2021 accreditation; HSBC joins Walmart initiative to boost working capital access

In today's daily round-up of export, trade and commodity finance news, TXF's Max Thompson covers the latest stories and trends across the market: The EBRD has approved a formal loan request from the Egyptian government for €250 million (about $297 million) to partially fund a project to convert Alexandria’s Abu Qir railway into an underground metro Watson Farley & Williams has appointed commodities disputes specialist Sumeet Malhotra as a Partner in Singapore The European Investment Bank will provide loan-by-loan guarantees covering 75% of a portfolio of up to €250 million of the German private bank Berenberg Like what you hear? Hit subscribe to stay up to date and for all the latest news online visit www.txfnews.com today.  

EBRD approves €250m loan for Egypt’s Abu Qir metro project; WFW hires commodities disputes partner in Singapore; EIB enables Berenberg Bank to expand SME lending

In today's daily round-up of export, trade and commodity finance news, TXF's Max Thompson covers the latest stories and trends across the market: Oslo-headquartered Export Finance Norway (Eksfin) - which was formed from a merger between former government agencies GIEK and Export Credit Norway - has opened its doors and is fully operational Rio Tinto has committed $2.4bn for the Jadar lithium project The International Chamber of Commerce has announced a number of new appointments to lead the work of its Banking Commission, including Lynn Ng - of ING - who becomes new Commission Chair.  Like what you hear? Hit subscribe to stay up to date and for all the latest news online visit www.txfnews.com today.

New Norwegian ECA Eksfin is up and running; Rio Tinto commits $2.4bn for Jadar lithium project; ICC announces new appointments

In today's daily round-up of export, trade and commodity finance news, TXF's Max Thompson covers the latest stories and trends across the market: The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund is lending €25 million over 18 years to Ivoire Hydro Energy (IHE), which will build a 44MW hydro electricity generation plant on the Bandama River near the village of Singrobo, in Côte d’Ivoire The US Justice Department is investigating Connecticut-based trading house Freepoint Commodities over whether payments to employees of Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras broke US laws, two sources said On 14 July, a UK Parliamentary Select Committee published its report on the lessons from the collapse of Greensill Capital after taking extensive evidence from the parties involved, including founder and chief executive Lex Greensill and former Prime Minister David Cameron, who had later become an advisor to the company Like what you hear? Hit subscribe to stay up to date and for all the latest news online visit www.txfnews.com today.

EAIF, AfDB help fund €174m hydropower project in Ivory Coast; Afreximbank, BAFT hold training workshops on correspondent banking in Africa; Greensill inquiry concludes no need for SCF reform

In today's daily round-up of export, trade and commodity finance news, TXF's Max Thompson covers the latest stories and trends across the market: The Export-Import Bank of Korea (Kexim) has signed a $30 million facility revolving credit facility with Deutsche Bank to support the competitiveness of the Korean export apparel industry. EDF Trading, a wholly-owned subsidiary of EDF, has appointed of Alex Watson as head of gas trading based in London IFC is providing a $20 million trade finance guarantee facility to Uzbekistan-based Uzpromstroybank under its Global Trade Finance Program (GTFP) Like what you hear? Hit subscribe to stay up to date and for all the latest news online visit www.txfnews.com today.

Kexim signs $30m RCF with Deutsche, entering digital supply chain market; EDF Trading appoints new head of gas trading; IFC backs Uzbek bank trade lending

In today's daily round-up of export, trade and commodity finance news, TXF's Max Thompson covers the latest stories and trends across the market: Law firm Clifford Chance has advised the ground-breaking blockchain digital trade finance network, Contour, on its Series A+ preferred financing and fundraising round, securing new investment from Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation as well as existing investors The European Union (EU) and Ukraine have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) covering critical raw materials and batteries as the 27-country bloc tries to diversify supplies following disruptions caused by the pandemic The leading global financial services association for international transaction banking - BAFT - has announced the publication of the first edition of LIBOR Transition: Impact on Trade Finance – Frequently Asked Questions Guide to inform and respond to frequently asked questions related to LIBOR transition for U.S. Dollar and UK Pound Sterling Like what you hear? Hit subscribe to stay up to date and for all the latest news online visit www.txfnews.com today.

Clifford Chance advises Contour's Series A+ financing; EU-Ukraine sign preliminary deal on key raw materials for batteries; BAFT releases FAQ on LIBOR transition, impact to trade finance

In today's daily round-up of export, trade and commodity finance news, TXF's Max Thompson covers the latest stories and trends across the market: The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and Meridian Economics, on behalf of German development bank KfW, have issued an RFI on potential green hydrogen projects in South Africa Glencore has announced that Tony Hayward will retire as chairman of the mining group and Kalidas Madhavpeddi will be appointed as the new chairman on 30 July Coriolis Technologies has joined Surecomp’s Marketplace platform as an accredited member Like what you hear? Hit subscribe to stay up to date and for all the latest news online visit www.txfnews.com today.

KfW looking for South African hydrogen proposals; Glencore appoints new chairmen; Coriolis Technologies joins Surecomp platform

In today's daily round-up of export, trade and commodity finance news, TXF's Max Thompson covers the latest stories and trends across the market: StanChart has signed an ECA-backed loan to finance a Ghana road project Masdar has announced plans to develop 2GW of solar in Iraq Bahrain Development Bank has announced the launch of “tijara” – a new digital banking platform for SMEs that enables businesses to apply for loans online for the first time in the kingdom Like what you hear? Hit subscribe to stay up to date and for all the latest news online visit www.txfnews.com today.

StanChart signs ECA-backed social financing for Ghana road project; Masdar to develop 2GW of solar in Iraq; Bahrain Development Bank launches new digital banking platform

In today's daily round-up of export, trade and commodity finance news, TXF's Max Thompson covers the latest stories and trends across the market: The Export-Import Bank of the United States has approved $80.7 million in financing to support launch services by SpaceX and also US-brokered launch and initial in-orbit insurance for Hispasat Canarias Gunvor Singapore has closed an $830 million syndicated revolving credit facility Deutsche Bank and payments and financial services technology provider Fiserv have announced a joint venture to create a comprehensive provider of payment acceptance and banking solutions. Like what you hear? Hit subscribe to stay up to date and for all the latest news online visit www.txfnews.com today.

Deutsche Bank and Fiserv unveil payment acceptance JV; US Exim agrees financing for SpaceX, Hispasat; Gunvor Singapore signs $830m syndicated RCF; Deutsche Bank and Fiserv unveil payment acceptance JV

In today's daily round-up of export, trade and commodity finance news, TXF's Max Thompson covers the latest stories and trends across the market: Six top western energy firms are vying to partner in the vast expansion of Qatar’s liquefied natural gas output, industry sources said, helping the Gulf state cement its position as the leading LNG producer while several large projects around the world recently stalled Contour has launched its first domestic offering in Bangladesh – a trade finance network specifically designed to offer SMEs greater access to trade finance in the country France's Proparco has signed a $10 million Trade Finance Guarantee Programme with Ecobank Liberia Like what you hear? Hit subscribe to stay up to date and for all the latest news online visit www.txfnews.com today.

Energy majors bid for Qatar LNG project despite lower returns; Contour unveils debut domestic offering in Bangladesh; Proparco signs $10m trade finance deal with Ecobank Liberia

In today's daily round-up of export, trade and commodity finance news, TXF's Max Thompson covers the latest stories and trends across the market: The EBRD and trade credit insurer Euler Hermes have signed a master risk participation agreement to boost cooperation through the bank’s Unfunded Risk Participation programme to support investments in green bonds. Saudi Aramco has hired a large group of banks to arrange its inaugural issuance of US dollar-denominated sukuk as the company seeks cash to fulfil large commitments to its major shareholde Coface North America has unveiled a new trade credit insurance offering Like what you hear? Hit subscribe to stay up to date and for all the latest news online visit www.txfnews.com today.

EBRD and Euler Hermes join forces in risk and green bonds; Saudi Aramco mandates banks for inaugural dollar sukuk; Coface North America releases hybrid credit Insurance offer

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