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TDB lifts syndicated loan from US$700m to US$800m as...

Trade and Development Bank Group has concluded a US$800m syndicated term loan after expanding an original US$700m facility through an accordion, giving the African multilateral lender additional capacity for trade finance, refinancing and balance-sheet growth. The transaction was announced on...

#accordion facility#African trade finance#Commerzbank

Natural secures US$100m Upper90 line to fund payments made...

Payments infrastructure company Natural has secured a credit facility of up to US$100m from Upper90 Capital Management, adding institutional debt…

#AI agents#credit facility#embedded finance


Bank Indonesia holds at 5.75% after back-to-back hikes, keeping...

Bank Indonesia has held its benchmark rate at 5.75%, pausing after consecutive increases in May and June as pressure on…

#Bank Indonesia#corporate lending#Indonesia


HSBC transaction-banking income rises 4% as trade patterns shift

HSBC increased fee and other income from Wholesale Transaction Banking by 4% on a constant-currency basis during the first half…

#Corporate banking#cross-border payments#HSBC


Eurozone banks tighten corporate credit as working-capital demand rises

Eurozone banks tightened lending standards for businesses during the second quarter even as demand for working-capital and inventory finance increased,…

#alternative finance#bank credit#corporate lending


Energy costs darken UK business outlook despite easing input...

UK businesses have become more cautious about their near-term turnover as energy costs and economic uncertainty continue to weigh on…

#business confidence#economic uncertainty#energy costs


Atradius warns UK inflation dip may not ease trade...

A fall in UK inflation to 2.6% may provide only limited relief for businesses facing persistent financing, energy and customer-credit…

#Atradius#customer credit risk#liquidity


Bank of England excludes coal-linked bonds from lending collateral

The Bank of England will stop accepting bonds linked to thermal coal as collateral in key lending operations from October,…

#Bank of England#banking regulation#central banking


BrightView extends receivables facility as refinancing pressure eases

BrightView Holdings has extended the maturity of its receivables financing facility by two years, giving the US commercial landscaping group…

#asset based lending#BrightView#corporate finance


Corporate cash pressure moves up investor agenda as working...

Corporate cash generation is moving back to the centre of investor scrutiny as companies face higher financing costs, uneven demand…

#Cash flow#corporate finance#liquidity


Trade finance gap widens as SMEs struggle with longer...

Small and medium-sized exporters are facing growing pressure from longer working capital cycles as volatility, tariffs and supply chain fragmentation…

#liquidity#receivables finance#sme finance


Afreximbank expands trade finance activity as regional volatility rises

Afreximbank increased trade finance activity during the first quarter of 2026 as African markets faced growing pressure from energy disruption,…

#Afreximbank#Africa#commodity finance

EU faces pressure to rethink trade finance rules as...

European banks and industry bodies are increasing pressure on regulators to rethink how trade finance is treated under existing frameworks,…

#banks#capital requirements#EU regulation

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