John Basquill is a Senior Reporter at Global Trade Review (GTR). He specializes in areas such as banking, financial services, and energy, with a keen focus on emerging markets and international finance. His insights into energy policy and regulation, as well as topics like renewable energy and oil & gas, have earned him features in various respected publications.
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By: John Basquill
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has agreed a US$500mn risk-sharing facility with Santander that aims to expand access to supply chain finance programmes for suppliers in emerging markets. The facility covers programmes originated globally by Santander and is expected to support US$1.5bn in supply chain finance transactions over the next three years, said the IFC, which acts as the financing arm of…
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UK Export Finance (UKEF) provides domestic companies with a vital line of support for international infrastructure projects, but its approach has sometimes led to frustration among exporters. At this roundtable discussion, hosted in partnership with the British Exporters Association (BExA) at June’s GTR UK event in London, a group of UK exporters specialising in engineering, procurement and…
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Swiss-based energy company Met Group has upscaled the borrowing base facility for its sales and trading unit to €1.2bn, attracting support from a syndicate of 17 banks. The facility is €100mn larger than the same transaction last year, and also includes an option to increase its size to a maximum of €1.8bn. Met Group, which is active across natural gas,…
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The UK government is exploring ways of accelerating trade digitalisation after an extensive research effort, with recommendations including making digital processes mandatory, establishing a central identity registry and ensuring trade agreements facilitate a move away from paper. In a series of papers published today, the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) said its research demonstrates that digitalising processes, financing and documents can reduce cost, time spent and manual errors for companies…
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Digital trade advocates have mapped out a comprehensive approach to digital trade reforms, warning that patchy implementation in many markets is creating uncertainty and causing companies and banks to revert to paper. Digital documents “only work if the law says they do”, said a paper published today by the International Centre for Digital Trade and Innovation (iC4DTI),…
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The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) has named digital trade specialist Merisa Lee Gimpel as a strategic advisor for the UK market, as the organisation looks to scale adoption across the financial ecosystem. Lee Gimpel founded her own consultancy, Digital Trade Works, last year, and also advises Enigio, Mitigram and the Verifiable.Trade Foundation. She previously held roles spanning payments, working capital and digital trade at…
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The US securities regulator has accused the founder of trade finance platform provider Triterras of knowingly misleading investors ahead of a company merger that allegedly earned him US$60mn in cash. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a fraud complaint last year against Srinivas Koneru, founder and chief executive of Singapore-based Triterras, accusing him of presenting a “false picture” of…
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A China-Finland-Korea consortium has secured €514.4mn in export credit agency-backed green finance from five international banks, supporting the development of a major Finnish battery manufacturing plant. The project is a joint venture that is 70%-owned by Beijing Easpring Material Technology, a producer of cathode active materials for lithium-ion batteries, with Finnish Materials Group owning just over 28% and LG Energy Solution owning nearly 2%. …
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More than two-thirds of UK businesses are grappling with increasing late payments, supply chain disruptions and bad debt write-offs, according to a survey by insurance broker Marsh. Marsh said in a report published today that 85% of businesses reported late payments from customers have risen over the past 12 months, while 75% have written off more bad debt and 70% have faced…
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ING has named Remko van de Water as head of trade and commodity finance (TCF) for the Americas, following the March appointment of Cauê Todeschini as global TCF head. Effective July 1, the appointment expands his role as ING’s metals and mining sector head in the Americas, which he has held since 2008. Van de Water joined…
