Trade finance and lending

Rapid US growth and a seasonal cash-flow cycle prompted tonies, a Germany-based interactive audio platform for children, to rethink its funding mix. Group Treasurer Steffen Kaiser explains how a new receivables finance programme provides flexible liquidity today and a scalable foundation for expansion into further markets

French utility multinational ENGIE has raised €1bn in export finance, part of which will support the procurement of German renewable energy equipment. The deal demonstrates how ECA-backed financing can support the company’s transition plans while strengthening strategic European supply chains. flow shares the details

While export credit agency (ECA) guarantees play a vital part in keeping trade moving, government priorities are now turning to more active deal origination and financing supplies of critical commodities – and defence. flow correspondent Clarissa Dann provides an update on the ECA market

With the UK-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) free trade agreement signed, British exporters have a fresh route into fast-growing Middle East markets. But what support can its exporters call upon for those products that have a long gestation period? flow’s Clarissa Dann finds out at GTR UK 2026

The commodity finance community gathered at TXF Amsterdam 2026 to examine how recent events in the Middle East have impacted the trading, producing and financing of key commodities. flow’s Clarissa Dann reveals how traders are diversifying their funding sources and strategically utilising their facilities

flow’s Clarissa Dann reports on how The Republic of Guinea’s government chose the UK Export Finance and Deutsche Bank partnership to develop the Koloma Administrative City to house multiple ministries under one roof, improving efficiency and transparency and delivering long-term cost savings to the treasury

As bus rapid transit (BRT) systems in Africa continue to expand in response to increased urbanisation, flow’s Clarissa Dann profiles the roll-out in Tanzania’s Dar es Salaam and spotlights how a trade finance partnership with a local bank using a letter of credit got the wheels turning