Although a serial promoter of ECA-covered loans to support Siemens manufacturing, Siemens Financial Services (SFS) is not blinkered in its financing approach. SFS is...
The first open-source blockchain-powered platform for trade finance – TradeIX’s founders claim it is a unique network-of-networks solution
The news that Glencore and Bunge have held informal talks about a ‘possible consensual business combination’ is the latest signal that the pace of consolidation in...
The sheer volume of equity chasing infrastructure assets is pushing up valuations. But debt markets have a much more limited role in driving them up. Is the infra market...
Hundreds of market leading organisations have confirmed their attendance at the most spectacular event of the year for project, infrastructure, export and agency finance.
The pure trading model used by many second-tier trading houses is under threat. Squeezed by lack of access to finance and a growing gulf between first- and second-tier...
80bp saved on the margin and minimal costs compared to a new money refinancing, the restructuring of the Gemini offshore wind deal vindicates Northland Power’s original...
Glencore has secured refinancing for its RCF as the company continues to impress following its 2015 difficulties. The recent emergence and success of its agri business...
In the most recent offering from TXF’s podders, the team discuss the benefits and challenges small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) currently face in tapping the export...
TXF joins the front line with Rebecca Harding co-author of ‘Trade Wars – how trade is being ‘weaponised’ to discuss the theory and narrative behind the book.
The largest structured commodity trade finance syndication done by a chinese copper producer to date, Dongying Fangyuan made clever use of China’s SAFE rules to go...
Access Power’s crowd-sourced approach to development and InfraCo’s use of convertible debt may have set a new template for development and financing in Africa’s power...
Supply chain finance pure-play providers' use of traditional fee models is causing revenue to be far smaller than increases in new business volumes would suggest. Should...
Peter Luketa, former global head of export finance at HSBC, led one of the most successful teams within the export finance sector. With 20 years of ECA-backed lending...
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...
The EIB rolled out its Trade Finance Facility 2 (TFF2) Greek SME support mechanism on Monday. TXF caught up with Guido Clary - senior banker, lending operations, South...
US Exim’s lack of a quorum and inability to approve transactions over $10 million has necessitated some key changes in strategy at GE Energy Financial Services (GE EFS)....
Around 15% of the global population are disabled. Of those, approximately 80% live in developing countries and 150 million are children. TXF caught up with Jane Anthony,...
In the most recent offering from TXF's podders, the team discuss the rise of direct lending, the types of banks that can benefit from the current ECA environment, and...
Maersk and IBM's blockchain trial could revolutionise the shipping container supply chain. But to make real cost savings, all parts of that chain have to adopt the...
Senior practitioners of the trade and export finance community will gather at the University of St Gallen this autumn for another edition of IfTI’s Global Symposium. Expect lively debate around case studies and best practices in trade as geopolitical tensions rise.
This year's winners of the TXF Export Finance Deals of the Year beat a lot of worthy contenders, with ESG credentials the running theme across those winning deals.
Since the first announcement of a partnership between Euler Hermes and Trafigura in 2022, European ECAs have built steady relationships with commodity traders. Today, as supply chain dislocation fades and funding demands ease, what role does the ECA-trader deal still have to play?
How do you have a thriving offshore wind export business when you don’t, technically, have an offshore wind industry? Norway’s exporters are finding the answer, and of Norway’s green exports, offshore wind is by far the largest supported by Eksfin. Tone Lunde Bakker, CEO of Eksfin discusses how the restructured agency has been helping support the pivot away from fossil fuels, into wind, marine, onshore aquaculture, to name a few.
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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