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01 May 2017

Perfect 10 Dongying Fangyuan: A well-placed SAFE bet - a TXF commodity finance Deal of the Year

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...

25 April 2017

Abiba Solar: A different approach to African power finance

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...

21 April 2017

Out of kilter: Non-bank SCF providers need revenue growth

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...

20 April 2017

Shop talk: The reflections and forecasts of Peter Luketa

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...

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...

12 April 2017

TFF2: Bigger and broader in its remit

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...

31 March 2017

$50bn and counting: GE EFS unlocks alternative ECA support

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)....

28 March 2017

AbleChildAfrica: Giving the world's largest minority a chance - and so can you

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,...

24 March 2017

Just the ticket: New TXF export finance podcast released

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...

07 March 2017

Shipping blockchain: All in the uptake

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...

06 March 2017

Mining for ministerial magic at TXF Africa 2017

Hon. Dan Kazungu Muzee, Cabinet Sectary at the Ministry of Mining in Kenya, has been confirmed as a keynote speaker for TXF Africa 2017.

20 February 2017

GPI: Too SWIFT for comfort?

SWIFT’s new GPI service is a vast improvement in payments transaction speed – so why have enhanced security safeguards associated with that speed not been rolled out with...

13 January 2017

Euronav seals oversubscribed RCF despite tanker industry slump

Belgium-based oil tanker company Euronav has secured competitive pricing on its latest revolving credit. The deal was oversubscribed and pulled commitments from 10 banks....

12 January 2017

Cofco Agri changes course?

Following the departure of its grains chief executive, Matt Jansen, Cofco Agri appears to have altered its plans to become a global agricultural trader. The shift could...

09 January 2017

Louis Dreyfus Commodities bolsters European RCF

Despite margin pressure in some of its key markets in 2016, Louis Dreyfus has added $200 million to its European RCF – pulling 38 banks into the facility with pricing...

06 January 2017

Agri traders look to provide supply chain value

Smithfield Foods, one of the US’s largest pork producers, is purchasing grains and grain elevators directly from farmers and steadily removing traders from parts of their...

21 December 2016

ICC Trade Register 2016 promotes low risk of trade finance, but investors should still take care

The ICC Trade Register for 2016 finds that trade finance continues to have a favourable risk profile. However, some within the trade finance community question whether...

20 December 2016

Commodity finance 2016: agri traders suffer, bankers prosper

As we approach the end of a year that has made the headlines for a variety of reasons, many surprising, shocking and unexpected events have also played out in the...

19 December 2016

Lenders retain Cofco confidence despite Nidera issues

Agricultural trader Nidera has had a string of problems in recent years as it continues its integration into Cofco Agri. However, lenders are still confident that Cofco...

13 December 2016

Top takeaways from TXF Middle East

Last month TXF was delighted to welcome a host of international trade, export and project finance experts to its inaugural Middle East conference. The forum discussed and...