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18 June 2018

TXF Commodities Amsterdam 2018: CMS sees the positive in Ukraine

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Europe

TXF caught up with Mark Segall, a partner at CMS, to find out more about the revival of Ukraine's commodity finance market, changes in structured trade finance in Russia, sanctions, Asia's growth, traders becoming lenders, and how alternative lenders are now providing viable sources of funding.

TXF caught up with Mark Segall, partner at CMS, to find out more about the revival of Ukraine's commodity finance market, changes in structured finance in Russia, sanction issues, Asia's growth, traders becoming lenders, and how alternative lenders are now providing viable sources of funding.

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Ukraine is no longer waiting for peace to finance its recovery. But generous terms, layered guarantees, war-risk cover, fund anchors and public balance sheets are taking the...

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