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29 May 2020

Shop talk: Bpifrance ups ECA cover and offering

Arnaud Floris, head of West, Central and North Africa at Bpifrance has been busy since he started his new role two months ago at the French ECA in the midst of a global...

28 May 2020

Perfect Deals of the Year 2019: Commodity finance

It’s time to celebrate commodity finance excellence, as last year’s most outstanding, unique and influential deals, which cover a range of sectors and regions, have been...

26 May 2020

Keynote: Caterpillar on spreading the ECA umbrella

TXF spoke with Tim Gaul, global export finance director, export and agency finance at Caterpillar to outline what the reauthorisation of US Exim means for the US...

22 May 2020
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Transport

Working capital: The current challenge faced by the shipping industry - what, why, and what's next?

The coronavirus pandemic has reminded the trade community how paramount the maritime industry is to keeping global supply chains flowing. But will digitisation help lower...

21 May 2020

Impact assessment: Covid-19 and the natural world

In the third of a series of insights on the impact of Covid-19 on the global economy, Orbian CEO Tom Dunn interviews Huw Cordey, acclaimed natural history film producer,...

20 May 2020

Live webinar: Recovering defaulted credit insured trade receivables and export credits in MENA

Thursday 21 May | 11:00 BST | 14:00 GST When obligors in remote countries miss payments, speed and local knowledge are essential in recovering defaulted funds. In this...

20 May 2020
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Renewables

Ibri II solar: Saudi Exim looks to ramp up support for Saudi exports

The Ibri II solar project financing in Oman, which signed electronically at the end March amid the global economic lockdown, was the second regional project to engage...

15 May 2020

MIGA: Breathing fresh support into Africa's infra push

TXF spoke with Hoda Moustafa, Africa regional head at MIGA to discuss the multilateral's internal response to the Covid-19 crisis on the continent, and how the pandemic...

11 May 2020
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Renewables

Tulu Moye geothermal: Diversifying Ethiopia's energy mix

TXF spoke with Darrel Boyd, CEO at TM Geothermal Operations (TMGO) to outline the progress and challenges of procuring and financing the 150MW Tulu Moye geothermal power...

07 May 2020

Impact assessment: Covid-19 and the global development agenda

In the second of a series of insights on the impact of Covid-19 on the global economy, Orbian CEO Tom Dunn interviews Judith Tyson, a fellow at the Overseas Development...

06 May 2020

Top takeaways from TXF Africa Virtual

Last week TXF welcomed 700 export and project finance practitioners to our first fully virtual event – TXF Africa 2020, as Covid-19 changes how the trade community...

04 May 2020

Sweden Africa Chamber: ECAs to step up in Africa amid pandemic

Angelica Adamski, director at the Sweden Africa Chamber and a member of the board at Svenska Aerogel, says collaboration amongst Swedish exporters is key to promoting...

01 May 2020

ECAs and banks at the time of Covid-19

TXF is joined by Gabby Buck, managing director at GKB Ventures, to discuss the impact that Covid-19 is having and will have on export finance.

30 April 2020
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Infrastructure, Transport

Abidjan Metro: From PPP to pure EPC

The Ivory Coast decided to keep the ECA-backed financing of the Abidjan Metro on balance sheet after it initially launched the project as a PPP in 2013. TXF spoke with...

29 April 2020

Africa: Going cold turkey from Chinese infra finance addiction?

China’s president, Xi Jinping, pledged $60 billion in 2018 for African development over the next three years. But will the Covid-19 pandemic and global economic downturn...

28 April 2020

Shop talk: EASTvine – the rise of the small and flexible trade fund

TXF spoke with EASTvine Capital, a small alternative fund set up in Singapore in 2018 by three ex-bankers who saw an opportunity to fill the commodity trade finance...

27 April 2020

Keynote: Berne Union’s President and Secretary General, certain about uncertainty

Beatriz Reguero, President, and Vinco David, Secretary General, of Berne Union, the global export credit and investment insurance industry association, discuss the...

16 April 2020

It’s Fridayyyee! Giving something back in tough times

Please watch the video link below to see how one industry practitioner – Jerry Kohler of Texel - is making a difference by raising money for those less fortunate.

14 April 2020

Shop talk: Preugschat on the road to recovering ECA debt

TXF spoke with Kai Preugschat, Asia Pacific director at Recovery Advisers, based in Singapore, to outline his role at the international dispute resolution law firm that...

08 April 2020

Covid-19 Export Finance Survey 2020: Help us, to help you

TXF is sounding out bankers and borrowers, importers and exporters, for its Export Finance survey 2020, to garner market sentiment on the real impact of the Covid-19...