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Vitruvian Partners has agreed to make a strategic investment in Africa Specialty Risks, the developing markets-focused reinsurance group, in a deal that points to growing investor appetite for political risk and specialty insurance capacity. The transaction is expected to close...
#Africa#Africa Specialty Risks#political risk insurance
Swiss prosecutors have raided Gunvor’s Geneva offices as part of a criminal investigation linked to suspected bribery, putting compliance controls…
#bribery#commodity finance#commodity tradin
Specialty re/insurer Convex Group has received approval to launch a Lloyd’s syndicate with a portfolio that includes political risk and…
#Convex#CPRI#Lloyds
US regional banks are exploring closer collaboration as changing trade flows, correspondent banking pressures and rising client demand reshape the…
#correspondent banking#Letters of Credit#middle-market exporters
A London court has rejected BB Energy’s attempt to block the sale of three South Sudanese oil cargoes worth around…
#BB Energy#commodity finance#creditor risk
The Financial Conduct Authority has warned financial institutions that sanctions compliance remains an area of significant supervisory focus, as geopolitical…
#compliance#FCA#risk management
Governments are increasingly using trade investigations as a foundation for retaliatory measures, creating a more complex compliance environment for exporters,…
#compliance#exporters#sanctions
The global economy remains vulnerable to geopolitical shocks, energy market disruption and financial instability despite signs of resilience in early…
#geopolitical risk#global trade#trade finance
Fresh US military strikes near the Strait of Hormuz have added a new layer of uncertainty for commodity finance markets…
#commodity finance#sanctions#shipping risk
Commodity finance markets are facing mounting pressure as disruption linked to the Gulf crisis moves from short-term volatility into a…
#commodity finance#Gulf crisis#LNG
Global oil inventories are falling at record pace as disruption linked to the Iran conflict continues to reshape energy trade…
#commodity finance#energy trade#IEA
Damage to the UAE’s largest gas processing plant is expected to take until 2027 to fully repair, raising the prospect…
#Adnoc Gas#commodity finance#energy trade
Banks are becoming more cautious in how they deploy trade finance capital, as rising geopolitical risk and market volatility begin…
#banking risk#credit appetite#liquidity