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04 May 2017

SMEs and export finance: New TXF podcast released

In the most recent offering from TXF’s podders, the team discuss the benefits and challenges small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) currently face in tapping the export...

04 May 2017

Trade Wars: How trade is being weaponised

TXF joins the front line with Rebecca Harding co-author of ‘Trade Wars – how trade is being ‘weaponised’ to discuss the theory and narrative behind the book.

30 January 2017

ECAs and offshore wind: From backstop to bonus

With costs down and technology improving, some argue ECA support for European offshore wind is actually distorting debt pricing in a market that could be commercially...

27 January 2017

Predictions for 2017: TXF’s latest podcast is up

Come on in, put the kettle on and enjoy TXF’s new podcast where our panel discuss the ‘biggest shift, biggest change’ in trade over the past year, and give their...

23 December 2016

The age of uncertainty: Trade wars and laws in 2017

Forecasts for trade since the financial crisis have been steady. Now, political anxiety and regulatory tightening casts a huge shadow of ambiguity over the trade outlook...

18 August 2016
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Metals and Mining

Ocean Partners lands borrowing base despite ‘tough’ market

Although experiencing problematic market conditions, commodity trader Ocean Partners successfully closed a refinanced revolving credit facility in July, attracting...

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....

19 February 2016

A fishy business: global trade’s unreported $2 trillion

Equant Analytics has calculated that global trade is $2.1 trillion higher than the World Trade Organisation's (WTO) official figures. TXF speaks with Equant's co-founders...

18 February 2016

TPP: A treasure trove for trade financiers

Earlier this month, one of the largest multinational trade-liberalisation agreements in history, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), was signed by its 12 member states...

18 August 2015

Credit insurer Euler Hermes launches Euler Hermes Energy in North American market

International credit insurance company Euler Hermes has launched a new division - Euler Hermes Energy. The new division will be North American-based and focus on...

17 June 2015

Dalma Energy secures financing for oil rigs through Bank Sohar and QNB

Oman-based drilling rig operator Dalma Energy International has secured a $77.5 million financing arranged by Bank Sohar and Qatar National Bank (QNB).

28 April 2015

Does trade finance drive trade?

If Quantitative Easing (QE) in Japan and Europe was meant to do anything, it was meant to weaken the yen and the euro in order to stimulate export-led recovery. It is too...

02 April 2015

SeaMex seals landmark financing for Mexican energy project

SeaMex has secured a $750 million syndicated credit facility from a group of 13 international banks, TXF has learnt. The facility will allow the company to develop five...

25 March 2015

Gold standard: Three links that show the yuan is ready to float

The value of the yuan against the US dollar is not making the headlines it should at the moment. Between the 17th and 20th March it appreciated by nearly 1%.

18 February 2015

China’s nerves of steel

Why January’s drop in exports may not be such bad news | Chinese exports in January 2015 fell by 3.3% compared to a year earlier.

13 January 2015

Equinox makes two new appointments to UK team

Equinox Global (Equinox), the Lloyd’s cover holder specialising in trade credit insurance, has appointed Kully Ubhi and Jack Woodruff to its UK team.

06 January 2015

Outlook 2015 | Mildly optimistic after a shaky start

World trade grew at around 1.2% during 2014. This is still a forecast but is based on the actual data from the International Monetary Fund for the first three quarters of...

10 October 2014

Global heads interview – Jackie Keogh, Lloyds Bank

TXF talks to Lloyds Bank about the current state of the trade and supply chain finance market.

10 October 2014

MINTed? Why the BRICS bank has to have a broad remit

Rebecca Harding, CEO, Delta Economics provides detailed research on global trade flows and trends.

05 September 2014

Russia looks eastward as Western sanctions intensify

As Western governments blacklist more of Russia’s key companies over the conflict in Ukraine, Russia has accelerated its initiative to build alternative trade...