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23 June 2016
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Transport

Introducing Ishka: A new company for the aviation finance industry

TXF is delighted to announce our new foray into the world of aviation with the launch of Ishka!

22 June 2016

How would Brexit affect UK trade?

As millions of UK citizens queued up at polling stations the length and breadth of the country, Ollie Gordon talked to trade economists, business associations, and...

13 June 2016

China Exim continues to woo Ethiopia with $500m industrial park loan

China Eximbank is advancing a $500 million loan to Ethiopia towards the construction of an industrial park in Adama, in the latest rapprochement between the two...

09 June 2016

SMEs and trade finance at the centre of WTO Deliberations

The gap in funding for SMEs worldwide is a growing concern for the trade finance community and the international financial institutions regulating trade. Marc Auboin from...

03 June 2016

CALC broadens its financing base as it signs $195m debut syndicated loan

China Aircraft Leasing Holdings looks to a busy future of aircraft supply with regional carriers as it signs its debut syndicated loan facility for $194.7 million...

13 May 2016

IFC's Scaling Solar initiative set to brighten sub-Saharan Africa

Two out of three people lack access to electricity in sub-Saharan Africa, but a new initiative, Scaling Solar, rolled out this week by the World Bank group aims to bridge...

12 May 2016

JBIC continues push into private equity with US firm KKR

The Japanese policy bank has previous when it comes to private equity investments in Asia, but now appears to be targeting the US market with increased vigour.

10 May 2016

Mind the gap: WTO warns of trade finance deficit

Demand for trade finance exceeds supply by around $1.4 trillion, a new report by the World Trade Organisation warns. The knock-on effects of this gap on global trade and...

03 May 2016

What does the future of trade hold?

Digitalisation is essential for companies looking to enter global trade, a new report finds. Trade stands to make huge efficiency and cost gains from digitalisation, and...

20 April 2016

Olam’s strong profile secures a range of funds from investors

Over the past week, Singapore-headquartered agri-business and trader Olam International has secured a new $650 million revolving credit facility (RCF), a $300 million...

18 April 2016

BEST COMMODITY FINANCE DEAL OF THE YEAR: Castleton taps massive borrowing base for Morgan Stanley oil business acquisition

Global commodities trader Castleton Commodities International tapped 25 banks for a borrowing base and revolving credit facility totalling $3.75 billion, to finance its...

05 April 2016

Trafigura signs mammoth RCF and expands Japanese financing

In a move that highlights traders’ ability to succeed in volatile markets, Trafigura last week signed a $5.1 billion syndicated revolving credit facility and its largest...

30 March 2016

Japanese steel forges ahead with double JBIC deal

The ailing Japanese steel sector — the second largest in the world — has received $405 million in financing, in favour of two overseas subsidiaries, from the Japan Bank...

29 March 2016
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Infrastructure, Transport

Global rail’s supply/demand imbalance

In the last 18 months it has become increasingly common to note that the supply of infrastructure projects isn’t strong enough to keep pace with debt market liquidity....

21 March 2016
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Renewables

JBIC rides wave of North Sea wind projects

In an industry braced for change, JBIC continues a move into offshore wind with a joint €443 million refinancing on Holland's Luchterduinen wind farm.

07 March 2016

A whole new world: the post-Crisis evolution of trade & treasury

TXF‘s Judith Fagelson catches up with a couple of BAML’s short-term trade gurus to discuss how the industry has changed following the infamous events of 2008.

04 March 2016

Will international lenders embrace Ghana’s new ECA?

Ghana has approved its new Export-Import Bank after months of political wrangling. But will export financiers be prepared to engage with Africa’s latest export credit...

22 February 2016

The dragon in the Andes: China pushes risky LatAm loans

Chinese development banks lent a total of $29.1 billion to Latin America in 2015 – nearly triple the amount of 2014, and more than the combined lending from the...

08 February 2016

The key to mastering supply chain complexity

Talk of digital innovation has long been the on the lips of those in trade finance. But what can the technology of ‘Industry 4.0’ bring to the field? The answer is far...

20 January 2016

Fighting trade finance’s corner

Daniel Schmand, Deutsche Bank’s EMEA head of trade finance & cash management corporates, was elected the new chair of the International Chamber of Commerce’s (ICC)...