Blended finance could be a significant part of the funding solution in meeting the UN's SDGs. But to pull in private sector investment in the volume needed, and the time...
“A reluctance to change is sometimes bred into people. Openness to change is important, and a certain level of self-reflection is essential in order to grow with the...
Part of the commodity trade finance sector is transforming itself with the use of digital platforms utilising blockchain technology. We look at two key examples where...
The regulatory drive to reduce maritime carbon emissions is triggering a wave of innovation in green trade finance, but unless banks, lenders and carriers have accurate,...
In this week’s instalment of the Stages for Change series, Aife Howse speaks to ING’s Mayke Geradts, director of sustainable finance, on the headwinds posed by working in...
Uzbekistan’s list of prospective power projects – across the renewables and gas-fired space – is ballooning. But only one deal – the Syrdarya I CCGT – has reached...
UKEF support has been highly instrumental in securing the project financing for the construction of six hospitals in Cote d’Ivoire. The deal is the largest yet for the UK...
With the importance of ESG-related finance firmly in the spotlight, the private market will increasingly be called on both to cover and, paradoxically, also to ignore the...
In this week’s edition of the Stages for Change interview series, Eavie Burnett speaks with SWIFT’s Louise Taylor-Digby on the impact that a career in trade can have, and...
Global seaborne container trade and related supply chains have been heavily disrupted through the course of the pandemic. Shipping costs have consequently increased...
Louis Dreyfus Company’s latest revolver mimics its debut in the Asia sustainability-linked debt sector from 2019 - but with a Covid premium on the loan margin and an...
Few bankable EV charging project deals have followed the hybrid pathfinder set by Allego. Project financings for consumer EV charging points have, at their core, a simple...
In this week’s Stages for Change interview, Eavie Burnett talks to Paule Gosset, VP of export & agency finance for West & Central Africa at Commerzbank about her very...
A UK parliamentary inquiry into the Greensill Capital debacle has concluded the trade fund’s demise does not justify regulatory reforms to the wider supply chain finance...
TXF spoke to Steve Bash in the wake of the Bankers Association for Finance and Trade’s (BAFT) centennial celebration to outline the significance of this milestone and...
“Commodities trade and finance contribute to a real economy, and it is empowering to feel as if you can enact a real change or understand how that change can be brought...
With oil majors responding to climate pressure by selling assets in a bid to slash emissions fast, emissions are merely being handed down to other companies – possibly...
Catch up now on the first few sessions of our TXF TV summer series of digital content.
TXF spoke with the Ministry of Economy and Finance of Benin and Natixis about a landmark Bpifrance-covered financing to back an electricity transmission and distribution...
The Stages for Change series highlights some of the talented women in our industry – from senior experts to those who are new in their career. This week, the series...
In this trade & export finance webinar, Mark Norris, Partner, and Daniela Barrdear, Counsel, examine the continued rise of social and governance issues looking at the impact of human rights in ESG financing, with a focus on the UN Standards of Conduct for Business Tackling Discrimination against LGBT+ people, “green grabbing” and the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure.
In advance of her appearance at TXF Global in Athens, Reta Jo Lewis, President and Chair of Export-Import Bank of the United States (US Exim) spoke to TXF about the importance of ‘getting out there’ to be face to face with exporters, financiers and the industry. There’s no point sitting back and waiting for business to come to the agency, she says.
The macro environment is still a little unsettled. So the industry is not completely willing to accept the good news on transaction volumes.
The 10th edition of the TXF Amsterdam Global Commodity Finance event has now passed, but what were the biggest talking points? Read on for the latest updates on growth in commodities, financing issues and the demands of sustainability.
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