CDC, Standard Chartered strike a deal to boost trade finance
CDC signs agreement with Standard Chartered to help boost trade finance for businesses in Africa and South Asia.
Africa
The Outlook for Trade Finance in Sub-Saharan Africa
 | The global trade finance community has gone through a traumatic period over the past two years, as European banks have retrenched and liquidity has dried up. Sub-Saharan Africa has not been immune to the fallout, facing rising trade finance costs and the withdrawal of financing lines. In an article written for the European Trade Finance Yearbook 2012/2013, Dr. Edward George, Head of Soft Commodities Research, Ecobank shares his perspective. |
Ecobank secures USD200m AfDB trade finance facility
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated to receive USD200 million injection in its trade finance program for corporates and SMEs in Africa.
Afreximbank receives USD30m to boost Africa-Canada trade
In a move to improve trade ties between the continent and Canada, the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has been awarded a US$30 million (4.8 billion naira) five-year line of credit by Canada s export credit agency, Export Development Canada (EDC).
Trade Finance in Sub-Saharan Africa - A Specialist Article
| | In a specialist article, Dr. Edward George, Head of Soft Commodities research, Ecobank, shares his views on the outlook for trade finance in Sub-Saharan Africa. |
Coface offers guidance to UK businesses trading in Africa
Coface, the global credit insurance provider, is offering advice to UK businesses who want to expand into the African continent, one of the fastest-growing regions in the world.
Coface strengthens presence in Africa
Credit insurance provider Coface has continued its global expansion by extending its offering in Western and Central Africa. Coface guarantees are now available in 97 countries.
Crйdit Agricole launches factoring in outermost EU region
Crédit Agricole Leasing Factoring to start factoring operations at Réunion.
Growth, Crisis and African Trade Finance after the Arab Spring
 | Dr. Okey Oramah, executive Vice President of Afreximbank gives BCR Factorscan his views on growth, crisis and African trade finance after the Arab Spring. |
AfDB takes on private sector risks
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has established a fund to absolve the risk of SME funding on the continent.