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23 June 2023
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Manufacturing & equipment, Metals and Mining, Oil & gas, Power, Renewables, Transport, Waste and water

TXF Export Finance Deals of the Year 2022: Triumphing through adversity

TXF is pleased to present the winners of its Perfect 10 Export Finance Deals of the Year for 2022. They show off some of the best examples of innovation in the market in...

21 June 2023

Feel the vibes from TXF Global Export Finance Lisbon 2023

TXF Global Export Finance Lisbon gathered the higher echelons of the ECA community last week in a seminal event aimed at amplifying and improving the export finance...

15 June 2023
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Oil & gas, Renewables

A greener direction for UKEF?

UKEF is ready for a reset with a new CEO in office and a new set of priorities, including a focus on opportunities for green exports. But how can ECAs ensure that their...

07 June 2023
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Metals and Mining, Oil & gas

What does increasing resource nationalism mean for global trade?

The concept of resource nationalism has made headlines in the wake of Russia’s war in Ukraine as countries scramble to secure their commodity supplies. Outside of the...

06 June 2023
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Agri/Soft Commodities, Metals and Mining, Oil & gas, Power, Renewables

TXF Commodity Finance Deals of the Year for 2022: Shining through!

It was a tough time in 2022 for those involved in financing new commodity deals. But despite all the adversity and myriad challenges, some excellent deals were concluded....

01 June 2023
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Agri/Soft Commodities, Metals and Mining, Oil & gas

TXF Amsterdam 2023: Top Takeaways

The TXF Global Commodity Finance and Sustainable Natural Resources event has returned to Amsterdam for another year, this time accompanied by the Industry Awards Dinner....

31 May 2023

African sovereign debt poses challenges for ECA activity

The spectre of increasing sovereign debt has the potential to swamp future export finance deals and projects in several African jurisdictions.

31 May 2023
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Metals and Mining, Power

Keynote: Bechtel Enterprise’s Caudle on complexity, clean energy, and being the catalyst to get stuff done

Bill Caudle, president of Bechtel Enterprises, discusses his role, the company’s position as an EPC contractor and deal catalyst, and how, in a time of global inflation,...

23 May 2023

Rock the boat: Will UniCredit v Euronav cause a trade finance wobble or help tear up the paper boats?

It’s not every day that bills of lading make the news, but an appeal ruling dismissing a $26 million case by a bank against a shipping company is causing ripples that...

16 May 2023
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Metals and Mining

Alternative financing for mining: feast or famine?

The mining industry is suffering after a decade of underinvestment. Macroeconomic pressures have further reduced a pool of money that was already limited. These issues...

10 May 2023
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Transport

Cruise ships: The TXF Perspective

The cruise ship industry has suffered under the weight of low occupancy rates and a sizeable debt hangover since the pandemic. ECAs and banks are taking a cautious...

03 May 2023

CPRI claims – are the dogs barking, or merely growling?

A new survey reveals the latest claims data for the CPRI industry. What do the figures tell us about the CPRI market? Is the claims market normalising, whatever that may...

19 April 2023
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Agri/Soft Commodities, Chemicals/Petrochemicals, Infrastructure, Manufacturing & equipment, Metals and Mining, Oil & gas, Other, Power, Renewables, Transport

Commodity Finance Industry Report: A digest

TXF’s Commodity Finance Industry Report 2023 is hot off the press after garnering market sentiment from across the spectrum of commodity trade finance practitioners –...

12 April 2023

Fragmented world set to alter global trade supply chains

War and geopolitical tensions are accelerating the move from globalisation to a much more fragmented world, which in turn is changing the patterns of global trade.

29 March 2023

Credit Suisse-UBS: The TXF perspective

The UBS takeover of Credit Suisse has shaken Europe’s banking sector, with many wondering what will come next. A restructuring process is already underway as the banks...

23 March 2023

TXF MENA 2023: Where ambition meets action

The 2023 TXF MENA event brought together key players in export, project, and development finance to discuss the latest trends in the market. A recent spate of big-ticket...

22 March 2023
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Renewables

African renewable energy market gets massive boost

Strategic acquisition of Lekela Power by Infinity Group allows for economies of scale and potentially a massive boost for renewable energy projects across African...

21 March 2023
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Transport

Keynote: Bagge on the rising tide for eBL digitalisation at DCSA

Thomas Bagge, CEO of the Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA), spoke to TXF about the ambitious trade digitalisation plans afoot for the container shipping...

03 March 2023
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Chemicals/Petrochemicals, Power

Corporate Perspective: thyssenkrupp Uhde’s Bembennek calls ECAs to action on clean energy

TXF spoke with Daniel Bembennek, head of finance for thyssenkrupp Uhde, about the challenges of financing clean ammonia and ‘blue’ hydrogen. Exporters are still missing a...

03 March 2023
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Agri/Soft Commodities, Chemicals/Petrochemicals, Manufacturing & equipment, Metals and Mining, Oil & gas

Commodity finance 2022: Consolidation and diversification in the spotlight

2022 was almost instantly off to a detrimentally rocky start as Russia invaded Ukraine in February, sending global commodities supply chains into meltdown with its...