A new ~Asian Development Bank^ (ADB) survey reveals that large market gaps for trade finance are undermining growth and job creation. The report was compiled with support...
Swiss-headquartered commodity trading company Mercuria Energy has moved more intensely into the shipping fuel sector with the hire of personnel from the Danish-owned OW...
US banks Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and JP Morgan have come under heavy criticism from the US Senate over their influence on key commodities such as aluminium and oil....
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a €25 million ($31.2 million) loan to promote small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Azerbaijan.
In celebrating its 80th year, the Berne Union must reflect on what it has already built and how to sustain its success over the next 20 years. The Berne Union has been a...
Helen Castell discusses, with some of the world’s biggest exporters and borrowers, the changing role of export credit agencies (ECAs), the impact of political wrangles in...
The UK is in the front wave of countries which are adapting their export credit agencies (ECAs) to become more proactive, agile and innovative, writes David Godfrey,...
The Paris-based International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) was first established in 1919 by a group of industrialists, financiers and traders in the context of post-World...
As an export credit agency (ECA) that predominately assists small and medium enterprises (SMEs), the New Zealand Export Credit Office (NZECO) has a strong focus and...
TXF talks to HSBC about the current state of the trade and supply chain finance market.
Jonathan Bell talks with Martin Runow, head of cash management for corporates, Americas, Deutsche Bank, about the post-SEPA migration landscape.
Alexander Malaket shares insights and observations with Paul Johnson, director, senior product manager, BofAML, based in Los Angeles.
The Export-Import Bank of the United States (US Ex-Im) has announced today that it has transferred $675 million - that it has earned - to the US Treasury's General Fund...
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has appointed Luis Fernando Barbosa Sahagun as the new vice-chair of the Commission on Customs and Trade Facilitation.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved $150 million worth of project loans to upgrade two key barrages in Trimmu and Panjnad, located in the Punjab region of...
US Ex-Im president Fred Hochberg has reacted to the latest development in the reauthorisation saga
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has signed a €10 million loan ($13.1 million) to the Minsk Soft Drink Plant, the leading mineral water...
HSBC has appointed Andy Grisdale as its new chief of staff for commercial banking, Asia-Pacific.
One of the liveliest debates at the Fin4Ag conference in Nairobi centred on the responsibilities that farmers have in facilitating agrifinance. Although heated criticisms...
The August 2014 issue of the International Trade and Forfaiting Association’s newsletter, issued by the industry body for banks and other institutions specialising in the...
This year TXF is celebrating a decade of change at the tenth edition of the Amsterdam Global Commodity Finance event. Read on to find our thoughts on a few of the trends that the market is seeing, from concerns over sanctions to growing gas volumes – as well as a special welcome video from the TXF team.
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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