Jacob Atkins is a Reporter (contract) at Global Trade Review (GTR). He focuses on the Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance (BFSI) sectors, covering topics such as finance, investment, and commodities, with a particular interest in lawsuits. Jacob's insights and analyses are featured in various industry discussions, showcasing his expertise in the financial landscape.
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By: Jacob Atkins
Some African countries will face more acute fiscal pressure, and the risk of sovereign defaults will tick up, if the Strait of Hormuz stays closed for several more months, experts have said. The US and Iran have made little progress on a deal to re-open the Strait even after the US-Israeli bombing campaign and Iran’s…
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has signed its first-ever synthetic risk transfer (SRT) deal covering a broad, US$500mn portfolio of trade finance assets. SRTs, also known as synthetic securitisations, help lenders free up lending capacity by transferring some credit risk to investors while retaining loans on their books. The IFC has previously taken part in…
By: Jacob Atkins
A London court has barred South Sudan from entering into new pre-payment deals for oil exports or pledging future oil cargoes to secure financing, in the latest escalation of commodity trader BB Energy’s efforts to recoup a US$100mn debt. An order, issued on May 15 and seen by GTR, says South Sudan “must not accept…
Komgo has hired a former head of trade finance at Siemens Healthineers to lead its sales and marketing efforts in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Milan Kalajdžić joined the fintech this month as sales lead for the Dach region, after almost eight years at the medical equipment manufacturer. Kalajdžić is based in Nuremberg and reports to…
By: Jacob Atkins
An attempt by commodity trader BB Energy to claw back a loan to the government of South Sudan has expanded to include a clutch of other traders claiming ownership of oil cargoes due to be delivered as soon as this week. BB Energy argued before a London court today for an injunction against the delivery…
Trade finance fintech Mitigram has set up an advisory board “to provide critical and strategic counsel” to the company. The three founding members are Carl Wegner, Meral Şengöz and Merisa Lee Gimpel. Wegner was previously chief executive of Contour, the blockchain-based trade finance platform that closed in 2023 and was ultimately bought by XDC Ventures…
The government of South Sudan delivered more than US$731mn-worth of oil cargoes under new pre-payment deals in the first 10 months of last year, despite previously promising to use the crude to repay existing oil-backed loans, a UN report has shown. Authorities sold 22 cargoes of Dar and Nile blend crude between January and October…
Swiss police searched the offices of commodities trader Gunvor last month as part of a corruption investigation into persons unknown, the country’s attorney general’s office has said. “This action is part of a criminal investigation opened against persons unknown for suspected bribery of foreign public officials,” the Office of the Attorney General said in a…
South Africa’s export credit agency has appointed Linda Seroka as chief executive. The Export Credit Insurance Corporation of South Africa (ECIC) said in a social media post that Seroka began in the role on June 1. The agency said she “brings extensive leadership experience, strategic insight, and a strong understanding of the financial and export…
By: Jacob Atkins
A Canadian bank has lost a bid to avoid paying a Russian nickel producer more than €30mn under guarantees it issued just before the invasion of Ukraine, after arguing that doing so would put the bank’s staff at risk of prosecution. Hong Kong’s High Court found in a June 8 judgment that the bank had…
