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17 July 2017

Mixing the junior miner funding pot

The borrowing prospects for junior miners are looking better than they have done for the past three years. But with international banks nursing Basel-battered balance...

22 May 2017

Crown slips again: Noble trading ability hit by downgrade

Downgraded in the middle of major refinancings, Noble is looking at tighter covenants, a higher cost of debt for 2017 and a hit on its ability to trade competitively -...

11 May 2017

Latin American oil and gas: A Pemexican standoff?

Pemex kicked off 2017 with a record-breaking eurobond and the announcement of a halving of losses in 2016. The debt-ridden oil producer has even put in place an...

09 May 2017

Northland Power: Gemini and beyond

80bp saved on the margin and minimal costs compared to a new money refinancing, the restructuring of the Gemini offshore wind deal vindicates Northland Power’s original...

08 May 2017

US LNG: Golden Pass or slippery baton?

Regulatory progress in US LNG has continued to be strong. But doubts about the economics of exports – and the legal underpinnings of supply contracts remain.

06 April 2017

Shop talk: ANZ turns up the Asian pipeline

Despite a sluggish 2016 in which Asian transaction activity was down on 2015, Paul Richards, global head of export finance at ANZ, is optimistic. The bank has already...

31 March 2017

Opinion: An evolving Trade Register is essential to trade finance

Olivier Paul - Head of Policy, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Banking Commission - outlines the continuing value of ICC’s Trade Register project, its...

10 February 2017

SNIB or snub?: The viability of a new Scottish development bank

Scotland’s unique PPP procurement method found favour with the private sector, but not with Eurostat. With an audit of the scheme looming, Scotland is searching for new...

03 November 2016

Brazil bounces back as Temer tempers economic storm

Over the past two years, Brazil has suffered from its worst recession since the 1930s. However, since the appointment of conservative President Michel Temer, Latin...

23 September 2016

UK Polyhalite mine set to expand niche markets

The development of one of the world’s highest producing polyhalite mines in North Yorkshire, backed by commercial bank and Canada’s EDC financing could bring jobs and an...

02 September 2016

SMBC pays tribute to Turnbull as STCF is reorganised in London

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...

11 August 2016
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Olympics gives Brazil some cover

Summer in the northern hemisphere is usually a slow period for export credit agency (ECA) and DFI-backed financing, but this year I can’t help noticing that it is one of...

09 August 2016

Trade impacts: Tracking the relationship between international monetary policy and global foreign policy

The 29th annual World Traders’ Tacitus Lecture was delivered this year by the former Deputy Governor of the Bank of England, Sir Paul Tucker, on ‘a new international...

19 July 2016

Export finance succession in place at HSBC

HSBC has set out its stall for the future leadership of its export finance department through a shake-up which sees new heads taking the business line forward.

28 June 2016

Cargill and Bunge go against the tide on sustainable palm oil

Cargill and Bunge stood out as the only traders not to cut ties with Malaysian palm oil producer IOI after its sustainability certificate was suspended, throwing up...

20 June 2016

Seaborn CEO: Laying the foundations for subsea ECA support

On the sidelines of TXF's Export, Agency and Project Finance conference in Rome, Max Thompson caught up with the CEO of Seaborn Network, Larry Schwartz, to find out more...

31 May 2016

Development agencies pledge $149m for Costa Rican wind projects

GME, Central America's leading wind energy company, has tapped three international development agencies, FMO, Proparco, and OeEB for $149 million in long-term financing...

16 May 2016

EBRD’s TFP continues to spread its wings

The EBRD’s Trade Facilitation Programme is further embedding itself in countries of the new region – Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia, Turkey, Egypt and Cyprus – where financial...

27 April 2016

JBIC: the outward face of Japan Inc?

JBIC has been quick out of the starting blocks in 2016, supporting $5.6 billion in deals as the government swings its weight behind the policy bank. Connor Lovell looks...

22 April 2016

Did Abengoa’s overly complex SCF programmes contribute to its downfall?

Spanish renewable energy company Abengoa's fall from grace to near bankruptcy reveals concerns about the firm’s indulgence in overly complex supply chain finance...