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18 July 2016

FintechWeek ‘16: London “undisputably the fintech capital of the world”

Over the coming days, FintechWeek teases out the new challenges facing the fintech industry as anxieties over London’s role as a financial centre take shape.

04 July 2016

YellowWood Adventures becomes a TXF travel partner

TXF has joined forces with YellowWood Adventures to afford TXF subscribers discounted rates for adventure travel tours through Ethiopia’s iconic mountain ranges.

24 June 2016

Is Asia really falling off in the ECA market?

Despite TXF's figures showing over half the amount of ECA-backed deals in Asia in H1 of 2016 compared to H1 2015, one Asian export finance specialist tells TXF how the...

22 June 2016

How would Brexit affect UK trade?

As millions of UK citizens queued up at polling stations the length and breadth of the country, Ollie Gordon talked to trade economists, business associations, and...

13 June 2016

China Exim continues to woo Ethiopia with $500m industrial park loan

China Eximbank is advancing a $500 million loan to Ethiopia towards the construction of an industrial park in Adama, in the latest rapprochement between the two...

31 May 2016

Development agencies pledge $149m for Costa Rican wind projects

GME, Central America's leading wind energy company, has tapped three international development agencies, FMO, Proparco, and OeEB for $149 million in long-term financing...

25 May 2016

TXF Data Update: 59% drop in number of ECA deals in Q1 2016

The total number of ECA deals taking place in the first quarter of 2016 has more than halved compared to Q1 of 2015, while deal volume is down 12%. TXF's Q1 data clearly...

13 May 2016

Building the blockchain: Q&A with R3CEV, the bank consortium and research lab exploring the future of trade finance

Blockchain research banking consortium R3CEV is a focal point for the exploration of distributed ledger technology and its potential applications to trade finance. Its...

20 April 2016
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Metals and Mining

BEST COMMODITY WORKING CAPITAL DEAL OF THE YEAR: Trafigura secures world’s largest metals borrowing base

Trafigura showcased traders’ ability to gain in volatile markets, as it secured its flagship $2 billion refined metals borrowing base with 16 banks.

18 April 2016

BEST COMMODITY FINANCE DEAL OF THE YEAR: Castleton taps massive borrowing base for Morgan Stanley oil business acquisition

Global commodities trader Castleton Commodities International tapped 25 banks for a borrowing base and revolving credit facility totalling $3.75 billion, to finance its...

15 April 2016

BEST AMERICAS ECA FINANCE DEAL OF THE YEAR: Seaborn Networks closes first ECA-backed subsea fibre optic cable deal

Seaborn Networks secured an innovative project financing to fund the establishment of high-speed telecommunications infrastructure between US and Brazil.

11 April 2016

Fintech: a bubble about to burst?

Leading fintech directors and analysts at a roundtable last week said the fintech space is a bubble and a shake-out is to be expected.

31 March 2016

Russian coal titan taps cheap ruble for new PXF

SUEK has secured a $1 billion pre-export finance facility showing Russian commodity producers buoyed by a cheap ruble can still access international financing despite...

29 March 2016
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Infrastructure, Transport

Global rail’s supply/demand imbalance

In the last 18 months it has become increasingly common to note that the supply of infrastructure projects isn’t strong enough to keep pace with debt market liquidity....

10 March 2016

KazMunaiGas crashes prepayment party to improve debt profile

Kazakhstan’s state-owned KazMunaiGas is closing a $3 billion prepayment deal with commodities trader Vitol for crude shipments, in an effort to increase liquidity in...

09 March 2016
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Infrastructure, Transport

Iran signs first post-sanctions ECA deal with India Exim

The Export-Import Bank of India (India Exim) last month signed a $150 million line of credit with Iran's Bank of Industry and Mine to finance rail upgrades in Iran. The...

07 March 2016

Agencies watch Noble’s revolver negotiations

Hong Kong-based commodities trader Noble Group is in talks to refinance a $1 billion revolving credit facility. If pricing on the new loan does triple, as reports...

07 March 2016

A whole new world: the post-Crisis evolution of trade & treasury

TXF‘s Judith Fagelson catches up with a couple of BAML’s short-term trade gurus to discuss how the industry has changed following the infamous events of 2008.

02 March 2016

Nigeria’s NNPC bid for transparency attracts lenders

International banks are showing renewed interest in investments in Nigeria’s oil sector, as the new management of state-owned Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation...

19 February 2016

A fishy business: global trade’s unreported $2 trillion

Equant Analytics has calculated that global trade is $2.1 trillion higher than the World Trade Organisation's (WTO) official figures. TXF speaks with Equant's co-founders...