Russia/CIS

Belarus manufacturing boost with EBRD loan to rail sector

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:01:14 GMT

An EBRD loan to a JV in Belarus involving Stadler Rail will see the development of rolling stock production in the country.

Sberbank and Eximbank Hungary agree trade support

Tue, 07 May 2013 17:34:26 GMT

Sberbank and Eximbank Hungary have signed a cooperation agreement to boost trade.

Nexi and Exiar sign MoC

Tue, 07 May 2013 16:33:19 GMT

Japan’s Nippon Export and Investment Insurance and Russia’s export credit agency Exiar have signed a memorandum of cooperation.

Exiar: revolutionising Russian exports

Fri, 03 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Ollie Gordon talks to Petr Fradkov, CEO of Russian export credit agency Exiar.

North American ECAs underperform with Russia

Fri, 03 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Following a panel discussing the North American view on working with ECAs to finance exports to Russia at this year’s Trade Finance Magazine/Euromoney Seminars’ Structured Trade and Export Finance in Russia and the CIS Conference, Ollie Gordon sat down with moderator Diana Bustamante of Commerzbank to talk about doing business with EDC and US Ex-Im.

Russia commodities: A borrower’s market

Fri, 03 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Ollie Gordon discusses the current state of the structured commodity finance market in Russia and the CIS, and how issues such as the growing use of capital markets funding and the rising prominence of Russian banks are playing into the hands of the borrowers.

Strong links and opportunities emerge for Russian and CIS trade

Fri, 03 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

The rising prominence of Russian banks and rouble financing were strong themes as banks, ECAs, commodity producers and other influential institutions gathered in Moscow on 18 and 19 April for Trade Finance Magazine/Euromoney Seminars’ 6th annual Structured Trade and Export Finance in Russia and the CIS Conference, 2013. Ollie Gordon reports from Moscow.

KfW IPEX-Bank supports foam glass equipment export

Wed, 01 May 2013 21:48:02 GMT

KfW IPEX-Bank has headed a consortium of banks financing the export to Russia of specialist equipment produced in Germany for the production of foam glass.

Metalloinvest prepays part of PXF

Wed, 01 May 2013 17:17:12 GMT

Metalloinvest has prepaid part of its PXF deriving from April 2011, using the proceeds of a Eurobond.

Metinvest repays credit lines

Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Metinvest BV has repaid credit lines to ING and Sberbank.

Mechel signs loan agreements with Gazprombank

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:28:13 GMT

Gazprombank provides loans to four of Mechel’s largest industrial concerns in the steel and mining sectors.

VEB, RDIF, and JBIC create joint platform

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 21:20:36 GMT

VEB, RDIF and the Japan Bank for International Cooperation have come together to create a joint Russian-Japanese Investment Platform.

Gazprom Neft signs loan agreements

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:13:03 GMT

Russia’s Gazprom Neft has signed two loans agreements with a group of international banks.

Debut loan for Azerbaijan’s Pasha Bank

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Azerbaijan’s Pasha Bank has successfully secured a trade-related loan in its debut foray in the international loan market.

Metinvest successfully closes PXF

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Ukraine’s steel producer Metinvest successfully closes its latest pre-export financing.

VTB and Exiar sign financing pact

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Russia’s ECA Exiar and VTB Bank have signed a pact to cooperate on export loans.

ABN AMRO and Ecom team to finance Tajik cotton

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:01:35 GMT

ABN AMRO and Ecom enter into a banking deal for cotton production in Tajikistan.

Mechel signs loan agreement with VTB Bank

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:36:41 GMT

Mechel has signed a ruble loan refinancing with VTB Bank.

Lenders approve Mechel PXF waivers

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Russia’s Mechel has reached agreement with lenders on amendments to credit facilities.

Supply chain finance heads east

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Driven by product innovations, lingering jitters from Europe’s debt crisis and greater acceptance by a fresh generation of corporate treasurers, supply chain finance is spreading into Eastern Europe and beyond. Helen Castell examines developments.