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05 December 2013

MIGA risk survey finds increasing levels of caution

In a new survey on risk published by the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) it reveals that foreign investors are increasingly cautious about investing in...

04 December 2013

China’s RMB overtakes euro as second most-used trade finance currency

According to the Society for Worldwide International Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT), China’s renminbi (RMB) overtook the euro as the world’s second most-used trade...

03 December 2013

Kexim provides first ship bond to help local firms

The Export-Import Bank of Korea (Kexim) has agreed to provide a ship bond guarantee to help ship financing to a local shipping company - Sinokor Petrochemical. This is...

02 December 2013

Natixis expands presence in Asia-Pacific with new hires

French bank Natixis is expanding its presence in Asia-Pacific with two new hires for its regional banking platform within trade and treasury. Yuri Lin has been appointed...

02 December 2013

ACWA Power signs financing for Rabigh 2 project

A consortium led by ACWA Power International has signed the financing agreements for the 2060MW Rabigh 2 independent power project (R2IPP) power project in Saudi Arabia.

29 November 2013

Agencies back Jordanian Tafila wind farm project

Development finance institutions (DFIs) have teamed to provide financing support amounting to $220 million for the first large-scale renewable energy IPP in Jordan, the...

20 November 2013

Investors make deposits in FMO fund for emerging markets

Dutch institutional investors Zwitserleven, the Spoorweg Pensioenfonds and the Pensioenfonds Openbaar Vervoer have made a first deposit in the SNS FMO SME Finance Fund –...

19 November 2013

Local content and direct lending dominate discussions in Paris

The differences between export credit agencies was a prevailing topic of conversation at the TXF ECA Finance conference in Paris

18 November 2013

Nomos-Bank secures loan for gold producers

Russia’s Nomos-Bank has secured a syndicated loan of $240 million from a group of foreign and Russian banks. The arrangement is the largest syndicate loan yet arranged...

08 November 2013

UKEF strengthens trade ties with Korea

The UK and South Korea are set for greater cooperation between the two countries in the field of export finance following the signing of cooperation agreements between...

08 November 2013

Export finance head interview – Nordea

TXF talks to Nordea about some of the major trends impacting the export credit sector at the present time.

08 November 2013

Export finance head interview – BNP Paribas

TXF talks to BNP Paribas about some of the major trends impacting the export credit sector at the present time.

08 November 2013

A threat to the future of export finance?

The ICC Trade Register has assisted the industry and policy-makers in developing a pool of data to evaluate the long-held claim that trade and export finance is a...

08 November 2013

US Ex-Im wins with innovative solutions

Jonathan Bell talks with Fred Hochberg, about the search for a level playing field.

08 November 2013

Export finance head interview – Société Générale CIB

TXF talks to Société Générale CIB about some of the major trends impacting the export credit sector at the present time.

08 November 2013

The widening base in sub-Saharan Africa

Jonathan Bell examines some of the recent ECA- backed activity in sub-Saharan Africa, and finds an increasingly broad spectrum of transactions.

08 November 2013

The revival of ECAs

Alexander Malaket reviews the role of the export credit agencies and examines how they are continuing to evolve, while also posing some thought-provoking questions.

08 November 2013

Export finance head interview – Citi

TXF talks to Citi about some of the major trends impacting the export credit sector at the present time.

08 November 2013

ECA documentation

Valerie Colville and Francisco Anzola asses documentation necessities

08 November 2013

Infrastructure surge will boost global trade

TXF looks at two recent reports, one from HSBC and one from the IADB, which focus on infrastructure trade and infrastructure investment as vital cogs in the health of the...