One hundred years of an international trade body was a virtual party not to be missed. TXF spoke to Tod Burwell in the wake of the Bankers Association for Finance and Trade’s (BAFT) centennial celebration to find out what has been the secret of the trade organisation’s longevity, how it has helped moved international trade in a positive way, and what excites the organisation’s President and CEO about the future

According to TXF Intelligence, 2020 marked a landmark year for large-scale ECA-backed renewable projects - with two such financial blueprints emerging. But this fledgling sector has a long way to go to reach pure commercial bankability and project finance adolescence.

For all of the benefits that rising anti-financial crime (AFC) compliance standards have conferred to economies across the world, they have not come without significant downsides for nations that lack the capacity to meet them. The unwillingness of western banks to expose themselves to regulatory risk, coupled with the need for greater partnerships, are just two of the headwinds to building AFC capacity.

We are very excited to welcome you to TXF Global Trade Virtual 2021 on 23-24 June, where we will be discussing the reconfiguration of supply chains, pandemic recovery, the pressures of ESG, and much, much more.

Government-led mandatory ESG reporting needs to evolve globally into a more stringent and standardised framework to push commodities trading corporates, first movers in the nascent sustainability-tied debt space, towards greater ESG transparency – for the benefit of all stakeholders.