Commodity traders are still scaling yen Samurai loans after the end of negative interest rates – not for cheap carry, but for Japanese bank capacity that will not show up in a...
Magnus Montan, CEO at SEK, tells TXF why energy, defence and rail are filling the book, why MDB–ECA “blended” deals still grind, and how Sweden’s state lender wants to...
Ahead of Asia 2026, TXF gathered a handful of ECAs to outline why international ECA support still struggles to land in Asia — and where it is starting to work.
Commodity traders are still scaling yen Samurai loans after the end of negative interest rates – not for cheap carry, but for Japanese bank capacity that will not show up in a European RCF.
Magnus Montan, CEO at SEK, tells TXF why energy, defence and rail are filling the book, why MDB–ECA “blended” deals still grind, and how Sweden’s state lender wants to originate earlier — with EPCs, shopping line structures and ExDev — rather than wait for a tied contract to walk in the door.
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