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20 April 2021

Xylem and Citi on sustainability and trade: Transparency is key

Jump right in and take sustainability to where the client is at in their journey. That’s the strong message of TXF’s discussion with Donna Laviolette, Senior Manager,...

19 April 2021

TXF Research’s Export Finance Industry Awards 2021

From speedy deal gestations to the calibre of an ECA's product offering, the Export Finance Industry Awards 2021 recognises industry excellence based on the banking and...

08 April 2021

Export finance sector shines through

The export finance sector has remained robust and resilient throughout the pandemic. TXF’s Industry Report and the Deals of the Year 2020 demonstrate this clearly. But...

06 April 2021
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Renewables

Smaller and freer: Brazilian solar steals the renewables spotlight

A year of pandemic has accentuated structural changes to the Brazilian renewables market that began before 2020. Solar projects and the free energy market are where most...

01 April 2021

Greensill debacle - lessons for the SCF industry

Viacheslav Oganezov, CEO of Finverity, a cross-border supply chain finance platform for mid-market and alternative lenders, outlines the role fintech platforms can play...

30 March 2021

What cost Brexit?

Brexit has been largely overshadowed by pandemic economic angst in the UK infrastructure sector. The additional bureaucracy will mean additional cost, but quantifying how...

25 March 2021

Looking for the commodity finance upside

So many negative stories have hit the commodity finance sector through the past year. But it is definitely not all doom and gloom, as the big traders get stronger and the...

23 March 2021
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Telecoms and Communications

Smile Telecoms: ECA-DFI lenders face wipeout as liquidation looms

South Africa’s Public Investment Corporation is threatening to derail Smile Telecoms restructuring plan, potentially pushing the ailing pan-African telecom company into...

17 March 2021

Time for more transparency in trade finance

The Greensill bankruptcy is raising a host of questions about transparency and the role of the trade and supply chain finance industry, regulators, asset managers and...

16 March 2021

TCFD: Too complex for delivery in export finance?

The Global Export Finance Industry Report 2021 found that export finance banks (59%), ECAs (59%), and buyers (54%) were most likely to have some knowledge of Task Force...

11 March 2021

Greensill: SCF and insurance industry fallout

How can - or should - the SCF industry distance itself from the fast evolving situation at Greensill Capital? Is more transparency needed? For sure. How should the credit...

10 March 2021

Guest opinion: Supply chain finance – reputation in tatters? Deserved or just deflection?

Supply chain finance and particularly payables finance is back in the spotlight after the news flow on Greensill. Is this the death knell for the product or is it a case...

09 March 2021

Women in commodities: A work in progress

In honour of International Women’s Day on Monday, TXF takes a look at how gender imbalance within the commodity finance industry is being challenged, from bank diversity...

09 March 2021

The fall of Greensill Capital: Lessons learned from a credit insurance perspective

Robert Deeley, managing director at PolFin, a specialist credit and political risk insurance broker, takes a closer look at the lessons industry practitioners can learn...

03 March 2021

Africa: ECAs support headline acts on project finance stage

ECAs upped their support for big-ticket project financings in Africa last year. And there is room for significant export finance growth with a pipeline of projects set to...

25 February 2021

ECAs and the once elusive SME: Hunting the Snark?

What has Covid meant for ECAs and their ability to attract smaller companies? How are ECAs responding to the needs of these new clients and how are they broadening their...

22 February 2021
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Telecoms and Communications

Smile Telecoms: Debt restructuring in the balance

Smile Telecoms is awaiting one lender’s vote in support of its ECA debt restructuring plan, alongside creditors approval for $51 million of new money from shareholders....

19 February 2021

Danske Commodities: Green is the new grey

TXF spoke with Tor Mosegaard, head of European power trading at Danske Commodities, to discuss the Danish energy trading house’s role in accelerating the energy...

11 February 2021
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Telecoms and Communications

Smile Telecoms: Lenders grimace as debt restructuring begins

Smile Telecoms is looking to restructure its DFI/ECA-backed debt package from 2015. But the pan-Afircan telecoms group, which is no stranger to ECA debt, was struggling...

03 February 2021

Consensus still standing - Or is new thinking needed on export finance regulation?

The OECD Consensus has a long history but it’s still the only game in town. With the International Working Group now in stasis, is that a problem, or is it going to focus...