The global insurance company, XL Group (XL), has made several new appointments in its offices in both the UK and the US in order to bolster its trade receivables...
The Export-Import Bank of the United States (US Ex-Im) has pledged $3 billion in financing for US exports to sub-Saharan Africa over the next two years.
The International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) has launched an electronic bill of lading powered by essDOCS’ online trade facilitation solution...
Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the US government’s development finance institution, has approved up to $50 million in direct financing to American...
Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) has appointed Paul Donofrio as head of global transaction services (GTS) across the bank. He will be based in New York.
ANZ has strengthened its European export finance team with the promotion of Craig Jones as director, project & export finance, Europe & America, international and...
In a landmark development for agri-trade in Eastern Africa, the commodity-focused East Africa Exchange (EAX) has been officially launched. The regional commodity exchange...
Finnish export credit agency (ECA), Finnvera, has announced that in future it will have better possibilities to participate in the export-related financing arrangements...
Global risk adviser, insurance and reinsurance broker Willis Group Holdings has appointed veteran trade finance banker Bill Froggatt to lead a political and trade credit...
Brazil’s Biosev, the world's second largest sugarcane processor, with 11 industrial units strategically located in four agro-industrial clusters in Brazil, has closed a...
TXF and ANZ conducted an anonymous industry survey at the ECA/DFI Finance Conference in Paris last week. Delegates were each given a handset and asked to give a response...
TXF talks with several Asia-Pacific heads of export finance about trends and prospects for the business line in the region.
Jonathan Bell examines the renaissance of shipbuilding in Asia in a sector assisted by the demand for specialised vessels.
The Chinese and Kenyan governments have signed an agreement whereby Chinese contractors will build a new rail link between the Indian Ocean port of Mombasa and the Kenyan...
Jonathan Bell talks with Paul Cohen Dumani, general manager of MIT, about the company’s highly successful commodity finance collateral management software system for...
International law firm Ashurst has made a series of appointments and developments that will increase the strength of its finance practice in Asia-Pacific.
BNP Paribas Corporate and investment Banking has created a new global trade and transaction banking business line, headed by Marc Carlos in Paris.
Agri-trading company Cargill and Brazilian sugar and ethanol producer have reached agreement to combine their sugar trading activities in a new joint venture company.
The Export-Import Bank of the United States (US Ex-Im) has issued a capital markets funded guaranteed bond for $40.7 million for VRG Linhas Aéreas (GOL), the Brazilian...
The C$850 million ($771.4 million) K2 Wind Power project in Ontario, Canada has reached financial close.
This year TXF is celebrating a decade of change at the tenth edition of the Amsterdam Global Commodity Finance event. Read on to find our thoughts on a few of the trends that the market is seeing, from concerns over sanctions to growing gas volumes – as well as a special welcome video from the TXF team.
The return of Commodity Trading Week marks a period of sustained calm in the commodities markets – at least in contrast with the volatility of recent years. But how long will this last, and what can the industry do to manage risk going forwards?
In her first interview since her appointment on 7 May, Shona Tatchell, the new head of trade and supply chain finance, European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD) Trade Facilitation Programme (TFP), discusses her unusual journey to the role, and how she is well placed to help champion digitalisation and sustainability in trade. Is she the 'Queen Creole' of trade facilitation?
Pauli Heikkilä, CEO of Finnvera, reflects on the swinging pendulum for export financing he’s seen in two decades heading Finland’s ECA. Global swings from market forces towards protectionism using public money is not risk free, he warns.
Unveil Amsterdam's allure! Elevate your pipeline with top dealmakers. An Industry Awards dinner adds glamour to this unmissable adventure.
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Join us on a mythical adventure through all things export, agency & project finance as TXF Global 2024 travels to the historic city of Athens for the first time!
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