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Chinese refiners cut runs as sanctions pressure intensifies

Several Chinese independent refiners are reducing processing activity as sanctions pressure, freight disruption and rising crude costs squeeze margins across the sector. The refiners, commonly known as teapots, have been major buyers of discounted Iranian crude. But tighter US sanctions...

#China#commodity finance#oil trade

ADB launches financing facility for Asia critical minerals supply...

The Asian Development Bank has launched a new financing facility to help Asia and the Pacific build critical minerals supply…

#ADB#commodity finance#critical minerals


Prime Bank secures $30m OPEC Fund loan to boost...

Prime Bank has signed a $30 million term loan agreement with the OPEC Fund to strengthen trade finance support for…

#agriculture finance#Bangladesh#OPEC Fund


CapBay and CGC Digital launch dual-facility guarantee scheme for...

CapBay has partnered with CGC Digital to launch a dual-facility digital guarantee scheme aimed at expanding access to financing for…

#CapBay#CGC Digital#guarantees


India accelerates trade strategy with UK, Oman and New...

India is accelerating its global trade expansion strategy, with a new wave of free trade agreements (FTAs) including the UK,…

#free trade agreements#global trade#India


Australia revamps $1bn export finance scheme after failing to...

Australia has overhauled its $1bn export support programme after failing to distribute any funding a year after launch, highlighting growing…

#Australia#export finance#government lending


UKEF backs £128mn export finance deal for Indonesia submarine...

UK Export Finance (UKEF) is backing a £128mn export finance deal to support the delivery of a submarine rescue system…

#ECA#export finance#Indonesia


CapBay and CGC Digital launch dual-facility guarantee scheme to...

CapBay has partnered with CGC Digital to launch a new Digital Guarantee Scheme aimed at unlocking financing for underserved MSMEs…

#CapBay#CGC Digital#MSME finance


Finastra partners with Marketnode to automate credit agreement onboarding

Singapore, Singapore – April 8, 2026 – Finastra, a global leader in financial services software, today announced a strategic partnership with Marketnode to…

#AI#automation#Finastra


Trade misinvoicing risk rises across Asia, raising red flags...

Trade misinvoicing is being flagged as increasingly widespread across Asia, with new analysis pointing to a rise in discrepancies in…

#Asia#compliance#fraud risk


China continues to dominate Iranian oil imports despite sanctions...

China remains the dominant buyer of Iranian oil despite ongoing sanctions and escalating disruption across global energy markets, highlighting the…

#China#commodity finance#Iranian oil


Trafigura restructures Japanese debt facility as commodity finance evolves

Trafigura has refinanced and restructured a Japanese debt facility, reflecting ongoing adjustments in commodity trade finance and funding structures. The…

#commodity finance#debt refinancing#trade finance

EBRD-backed supply chain finance push targets SME funding gap...

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is stepping up support for supply chain finance in Central Asia, as…

#EBRD#scf#sme finance

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