Following the closure of the first two ECA-backed onshore wind facilities in Argentina this year, and a spate of multilateral and ECA deals expected to close over the...
For those taking environmental change to heart, TXF Data has been tracking Category A projects under consideration by ECAs every week. Click here to see this week's...
In a climate of surplus liquidity, TXF Global questions how long debt pricing compression will last and examines the lending patterns of ECAs, banks and institutional...
Last week's announcement that China plans to impose tariffs on up to $60 billion worth of US goods points to a heating up of the trade war between the two countries....
Sullivan & Worcester's partner Geoffrey Wynne and trainee Ali Siddiqui explore the ways lenders can mitigate risk through the careful drafting of loan documentation. The...
TXF's third export finance podcast of 2018 discusses the industry goals of five export finance practitioners over the coming years.
Margin and fee compression in the Russian corporate, project and export finance markets is forcing Russian banks to innovate, refocus and fight hard for new business....
In the latest edition of law firm Sullivan & Worcester’s Trade Finance Breakfast Seminar, partner Geoffrey Wynne and senior associate Sam Fowler-Holmes discuss SPVs and...
The private activity bond for a new light rail facility at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) finds a role for a bond insurer, and a role for PPP in developing...
TXF's second export finance podcast of 2018 asks whether the industry is, or can be, a force for good? This is the final discussion before our 2018 live show at TXF...
The Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) project is a deserved winner of TXF’s Best ECA-Backed oil and gas award after project sponsors sealed a heavily ECA/DFI-backed €3.76...
Taking home TXF’s Best Americas ECA deal of the year, PetroPeru's $1.3 billion CESCE-backed facility had to navigate four changes of government in two countries to...
Winning TXF’s Best Middle Eastern ECA deal of the year, the MIDOR expansion financing came in with solid ECA-backed pricing despite a list of hurdles in its two-year...
Taking home TXF’s Best Overall ECA deal of the year, government-backed sponsors of the Duqm oil refinery in Oman sealed a multi-billion dollar, multi-sourced...
In an otherwise modest series of proposals for US infrastructure are some measures that might increase the number of brownfield assets coming to market. But states –...
Three ECA practitioners highlight their predictions for the industry in 2018. From the fate of US Ex-Im to the UK government rescinding on Brexit, there is something for...
The PPP Canada fund is expected to be replaced by the C$35 billion Canadian Infrastructure Bank in 2018. While the new bank will have a wider mandate and larger budget,...
Forget twitter and the crassness, Donald Trump has an infrastructure plan that the PPP industry actually likes. But is it workable, and would it pass congress?
Interconnector Italia – a consortium of high-energy-use private sector companies in Italy – has signed a partially EIB-backed financing for its share of the Italy-France...
Making export finance more accessible - a key debate from TXF Venice
The financing backing TotalEnergies’ Mozambique LNG project was taken out of the financial fridge earlier this year but funds are yet to be disbursed. With the latest military insurgence in the gas-rich region, and ECAs and banks reticent on when the deal will close, meeting conditions precedent seems ambitious in 2024.
The return of Commodity Trading Week marks a period of sustained calm in the commodities markets – at least in contrast with the volatility of recent years. But how long will this last, and what can the industry do to manage risk going forwards?
In her first interview since her appointment on 7 May, Shona Tatchell, the new head of trade and supply chain finance, European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD) Trade Facilitation Programme (TFP), discusses her unusual journey to the role, and how she is well placed to help champion digitalisation and sustainability in trade. Is she the 'Queen Creole' of trade facilitation?
Pauli Heikkilä, CEO of Finnvera, reflects on the swinging pendulum for export financing he’s seen in two decades heading Finland’s ECA. Global swings from market forces towards protectionism using public money is not risk free, he warns.
Unveil Amsterdam's allure! Elevate your pipeline with top dealmakers. An Industry Awards dinner adds glamour to this unmissable adventure.
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Join us on a mythical adventure through all things export, agency & project finance as TXF Global 2024 travels to the historic city of Athens for the first time!
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