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06 February 2018
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Oil & gas

Vitol paid $1.12bn to shareholders in 2016

Geneva-headquartered Vitol Group paid $1.12 billion to top executives and staff through share buybacks in 2016, one of its highest ever payouts. The buybacks came as the...

30 January 2018

Does Canada really need to launch a new infra bank?

The PPP Canada fund is expected to be replaced by the C$35 billion Canadian Infrastructure Bank in 2018. While the new bank will have a wider mandate and larger budget,...

12 January 2018
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Agri/Soft Commodities

China's COFCO makes painful cuts in drive to lead global food trade

China’s COFCO International is in the throes of a staffing upheaval as the group pursues its professed ambition of sitting at the top table of global agricultural...

14 December 2017
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Infrastructure, Transport

Brightline: Take your seats

With few exceptions, US travellers have little love for inter-city rail travel. Having pulled off a $600 million non-investment grade PAB issue for its Brightline private...

24 November 2017

Ebury opens Brussels office

London-based B2B transaction services fintech Ebury has opened its second office in the Benelux region, Brussels. The office has a staff of 20 - a number that Ebury plans...

23 November 2017

Manual invoice processing a burden for UK firms

The manual processing of supplier invoices is a major burden for UK firms' finance staff, with more than half of those surveyed by Wax Digital saying suppliers often...

09 November 2017
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Metals and Mining

Shop Talk: Concord Resources on breaking into the metals market

TXF spoke to Mark Hansen CEO of commodity trader Concord Resources about the current market, the company’s ambitions and the changes to China’s metals supply and demand...

01 August 2017
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Oil & gas, Transport

Bridging the gap: Exporters look elsewhere as US Ex-Im is unable to provide

US Ex-Im has been without authority to approve transactions above $10 million for over 18 months, provoking huge changes for some of Ex-Im’s largest clients. However,...

17 July 2017

TXF to sponsor the AbleChildAfrica Gala Dinner

TXF have been announced as the Platinum Sponsor for AbleChildAfrica’s Annual Gala Dinner on 16 November, an exclusive event that brings together friends, supporters...

30 June 2017

US Ex-Im: Back with the big bucks?

Unable to approve transactions of more than $10 million for over a year now, the two Trump nominees for the new US Ex-Im quorum have sent a mixed message to the...

22 June 2017

Picking a TMS: what to ask vendors

Meeting with vendors is a key step in picking a treasury management system. Treasurers should prepare questions such as how customisable the TMS is, how available are...

15 June 2017

AML tech: Are regulators stuck in the past?

AML requirements are getting tighter and more costly for banks. But uptake of cost-cutting technology is slow – and for once it is regulators rather than banks that are...

13 June 2017

La Muralla IV: Getting the rent out of Pemex

Grupo R's La Muralla IV rig financing - which at time of close in 2012 won a swathe of export credit accolades - may be in trouble. Export credit agencies that backed the...

09 June 2017

Africa and infrastructure key to export and project industry's future growth

Attendees at TXF’s Global Borrowers’ Summit in Venice have had their say on the current export and project finance industry, highlighting the changes needed to ensure...

30 May 2017

Five ways export finance could be simplified

Changes that could be made to make ECA export finance more simple and accessible - as voiced by you the market

22 May 2017

SEC's first power company to be privatised in 2018

The first of four power generation companies owned by state-utility Saudi Electricity Co (SEC) will be privatised in 2018. SEC's total 55GW capacity is being...

16 May 2017

Trade tech: A cutting edge response again

As the trade tech sector begins to play catch-up with other forms of fintech, developers claim banks are not putting enough cash into better security systems - new...

10 May 2017

Late payments for UK SMEs - a £266bn problem

Research commissioned by Crossflow Payments and YouGov points to a loss of £266 billion in UK SME turnover due to late payments, the equivalent of 15%...

10 May 2017

Cyber security: More than just tech

Andrew Taylor, CEO of BeCyberSure, explains why investing in people, processes and governance offers treasurers a better defence against cyber-attacks than technology,...

18 April 2017

Uruguyan wind: Small market - big impact

Uruguay is the MacGyver of clean energy development. Equipped with just some pocket change from the UN’s climate fund, the country has become a global standard-bearer for...