Women investing in women: A diverse ecosystem for trade
On 8 March, men and women across the world celebrated International Women’s Day. This week, TXF’s Eavie Burnett takes a closer look at the vital role women and other...
On 8 March, men and women across the world celebrated International Women’s Day. This week, TXF’s Eavie Burnett takes a closer look at the vital role women and other...
TXF spoke with ANZ’s head of structured export finance, Paul Richards, about the Australian bank’s regional growth, especially in LNG-to power and offshore wind projects...
From the first sustainability-linked loan in Asia to the world’s first digital loan, Olam International's fundraising innovations in the agri-business sector are clear....
TXF speaks to Pedro Novo about his promotion to Bpifrance's new Executive Department for Export and how this will encourage local entrepreneurship.
Last month, TXF gathered a small delegation of senior players active across West Africa to discuss the exciting developments playing out across the region. Here’s just a...
TXF talks to Peter Jameson Managing Director, Co-Head EMEA Product Management, Global Transaction Services at Bank of America Merrill Lynch about the limits of...
There is no argument that distributed ledger-driven Ripple has led the payments technology revolution against longstanding messaging incumbent SWIFT. But is cooperation...
UK Export Finance (UKEF) has ramped up its risk appetite with a spate of new product suites, initiatives, and strategies aimed at increasing support for SMEs. TXF spoke...
This year’s British Exporters Association (BExA) UKEF benchmarking report - 'Exporting is not the new black' - scores the ECA an impressive 9/10. However, the report is...
ECAs are stepping up their SME support initiatives. Application processes and ease of access to export cover is improving. But as commercial banks retreat from the SME...
Initial coin offerings (ICOs) are being peddled as a prospective alternative source of funding in the trade finance space. But without regulation are they ever really...
SMBC has reorganised its structured trade and commodity finance (STCF) groups in London within its global trade finance department. As part of the reorganisation it is...
ECAs, DFIs and banks to Madagascar’s Ambatovy nickel mine project financing are facing a wipe out of $1.66 billion loans under a new shareholder restructuring proposal. Though some of the owed debt could be recovered – if lenders stump up new cash.