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IFC and SMBC unveil US$500m supply chain finance facility...

International Finance Corporation and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation have announced a US$500m supply-chain finance facility aimed at expanding working-capital financing for suppliers in emerging markets, with IFC expected to take up to US$250m of the exposure. The structure uses a...

#food supply chain#IFC#Latin America

Gerdau increases global working-capital credit facility 29% to US$1.125bn

Brazilian steelmaker Gerdau has replaced its US$875m global working-capital revolver with a US$1.125bn senior unsecured facility, increasing committed liquidity by…

#BBVA#Brazil#corporate liquidity


IFC takes US$103.5m mezzanine risk off BBVA Mexico to...

IFC has agreed to provide BBVA Mexico with a guarantee of up to MXN1.795bn, approximately US$103.5m, in a significant risk…

#BBVA Mexico#capital relief#credit guarantee


Panama Canal cuts daily transits from 36 to 32...

The Panama Canal will cut daily vessel transits from 36 to 32 in September as worsening water constraints turn the…

#commodity finance#drought#El Niño


Panama Canal slot auctions average US$1.1m as drought deepens...

The cost of securing short-notice passage through the Panama Canal has surged as worsening drought collides with heavier demand from…

#commodity finance#El Niño#freight costs


ACI and dLocal open Brazil and Mexico payments through...

ACI Worldwide and dLocal have formed a strategic partnership allowing global merchants to access leading payment methods in Brazil and…

#ACI Worldwide#cross-border payments#dLocal


Latin America investment rises 14% but new project pipeline...

Foreign direct investment into Latin America and the Caribbean rose by 14% to US$188bn in 2025, while the value of…

#Brazil#foreign direct investment#infrastructure finance


IFC joins BBVA Spark and Covalto to provide US$70m...

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, announced its participation in a US$70m structured debt…

#asset based lending


Tether invests in Parfin to support institutional blockchain adoption...

Tether has announced an investment in Parfin, a digital asset infrastructure firm active across Latin America, as part of a…

#commercial receivables#trade finance


Telefónica accelerates exit from Hispam, closes factoring subsidiaries

Telefónica has confirmed plans to finalise its full withdrawal from Spanish-speaking Latin American markets (Hispam), continuing a strategic restructuring that…

#factoring#Hispam#supplier financing


Deutsche Bank appoints new Head of Trade Finance in...

Deutsche Bank has named Eduardo Más as Head of Trade Finance & Lending (TF&L) for Latin America. He will be…

#Deutsche Bank#Eduardo Más#trade finance


Blooms secures US$2.6m to expand trade finance platform

Blooms, a Wilmington-based fintech startup, has raised US$2.6m in a seed funding round to fuel its technology development and regional…

#AI#Blooms#cross-border trade

MIGA and IDB Invest sign landmark trade finance guarantee...

IDB Invest, the private sector arm of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), which…

#Hiroshi Matano#IDB Invest#IDB Invest Trade Finance Facilitation Program

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