In the second episode of a two-part series on structured trade finance transactions, Sullivan partner Sam Fowler-Holmes and associates Natalie Lake and Maria Capocci...

The cruise ship sector has one of the biggest debt hangovers from the pandemic – a situation mirrored in slow ECA-backed cruise ship volumes. Cruise cashflow is picking...

The OECD reform package of the Arrangement on export credits will be a complete game changer for the export finance sector.

As part one of a two-part series on structured trade finance transactions, Sullivan partner Sam Fowler-Holmes and Senior Associate Dyna Yates provide a refresher on...

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...

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...

Sullivan partner Marian Boyle provides tips to avoid getting into disputes and manage the early stages of a contractual dispute or potential dispute, as well as a...

Sullivan partner Sam Fowler-Holmes, and managing associate Hannah Fearn, provide an overview of letters of credit and an update on key legal issues relevant to using...

Laurel and Hardy, Abbot and Costello, Cheech and Chong – all iconic comedy duos. Having booked a $577 million charge for the first half of 2023 against what it claims is...

Sullivan partner Marian Boyle covers the main clauses found in comprehensive non-payment insurance policies and provides practical advice for policyholders on the...

Mark Norris provides a compliance and regulatory update looking at the sanctions regime in light of the on-going Ukraine crisis: the Economic Crime Bill, the UK’s...

The ICC White Paper update report shows that ECAs and banks have made good progress on the sustainability front, but lack of change to the OECD Arrangement is holding the...

Angola is amid an economic revival, with interest rates and inflation falling even as sub-Saharan Africa falls into crisis. As it diversifies, the southern African nation...

Recent copper and cobalt mine development financings in the DRC by EKN and SEK from Sweden and African development bank TDB are likely to act as encouragement to other...

Europe’s energy crisis has provoked a scramble for LNG. In order to meet demand, investment towards specialist carriers and import terminals has ballooned. But can the...

As the world looks towards forecasts of recession in 2023, alarms bells are ringing about Africa's debt pile. What are the key hurdles to debt restructuring and can ECAs...

There have been steps forward, sideways and back in trade digitisation in 2022. Here we reflect on some of the developments in what has been a choppy year for certain...

With development of the EU Strategy on Export Credits underway, and longstanding debate over OECD Arrangement reform deserving of the label inert gas, are the OECD’s...

The LME has decided not to ban Russian metals. Is it the right move or tacit recognition that the pressures on commodities markets spawned by war, growing demand for...

Imad Urf, head of international trade and transaction banking at Credit Agricole, joined TXF CEO Dan Sheriff to reflect on 30 years spent in export finance, with his...