Key takeaways: TXF Geneva – Commodity finance & natural resources
On the final two days of Geneva Commodity Week, a record number of delegates gathered to debate the state of the commodity finance market at the TXF Commodity Finance &...
On the final two days of Geneva Commodity Week, a record number of delegates gathered to debate the state of the commodity finance market at the TXF Commodity Finance &...
Resurgent inflation appears firmly bedded in for now and rising energy and food prices have impacted the cost of living in both developed and emerging economies. What is...
A landmark decision in the recent Singaporean court case UniCredit vs Glencore is likely to see banks tighten financing for commodity traders and insurers insisting on...
The TXF Dealmakers Assembly is a new event designed to facilitate networking and deal origination. Last week, the first ever edition was held in Berlin. With geopolitical...
A multitude of LNG carrier vessel contracts that were signed in the beginning of the year will now start reaching financing stages, TXF understands. With the big three...
Zarafshan is designed to be a pilot for the feasibility of onshore wind in Uzbekistan. Its size, and the support of commercial lenders, suggest the market is evolving...
The heady history of port helped marry tradition and innovation at ITFA’s in person annual trade finance event in Porto. TXF’s Katharine Morton kept her feet steady while...
Back in physical format for the first time since 2019, TXF APAC opened the floor to a day of long-awaited and lively discussions. Here are this years top takeaways.
ECAs have played a crucial role in supporting global trade over the course of the pandemic. Now, as exporters and buyers search for a new normal, they will need to step...
ACEN’s divestment from the South Luzon coal-fired plant in the Philippines is billed as an energy transition financing, although it is not part of the ADB’s official ETM...
A gathering of the most senior project and export finance practitioners took place last week in Singapore at TXF Asia, with a handful of large-scale project financings...
Further details on the UK’s Electronic Trade Documents Bill (ETD) have emerged following a briefing last week in advance of the bill’s entry to Parliament. Will this new...
We reveal full details of the $711 million financing for the EV battery plant in Indonesia and examine how the country is hoping to emerge as a major force in the EV...
TXF Intelligence's H1 2022 export finance report reveals a slow down in ECA-backed deal flow and volumes compared to the same period last year. Discover the report's main...
The divide between access to bank liquidity and cost of debt for first and lower tier traders is widening and becoming an existential problem for the latter. If market...
TXF spoke with Gernot Bruch, global head of export & project financing at Linde Engineering, the world’s largest industrial gas company, to discuss export strategy in the...
Here’s a sneak preview of TXF’s Commodity Finance Data Report for H1 2022, which will be released later this week. Comprising comprehensive data on commercial loans, the...
A new template credit risk insurance policy from the Loan Market Association has taken more than two years to achieve. Why is the template important? How will it improve...
Renewables supply chain costs are going up. The cost of project debt is going up. The cost of hedging is going up. But costings for many projects were agreed long before...
The G20 mandated independent review of multilateral development banks’ (MDB) capital adequacy frameworks is out and has some key recommendations that could significantly...
Senior practitioners of the trade and export finance community will gather at the University of St Gallen this autumn for another edition of IfTI’s Global Symposium. Expect lively debate around case studies and best practices in trade as geopolitical tensions rise.