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09 October 2019

US Exim: Politics vs profit

US Exim’s full reauthorisation was expected at the end of last month as glimmers of bipartisan support returned to the US ECA. But now big ticket business is under threat...

23 September 2019
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Renewables

Soma 4: Turkey debuts gender-tied project loan

Polat Energy has signed a gender-linked facility to finance the 48MW Soma 4 wind farm in Turkey. The project, an extension to the existing 240MW Soma wind farm, marks the...

09 September 2019

A new trade takes shape

Ahead of Sibos 2019 in London this September, CGI’s Rory Kaplan, Senior Offering Manager for Trade and Supply Chain Solutions, and Patrick DeVilbiss, Product Manager for...

14 August 2019
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Agri/Soft Commodities, Infrastructure, Manufacturing & equipment, Metals and Mining, Oil & gas, Power, Renewables, Telecoms and Communications, Transport, Waste and water

Grand Eweng: Controlled flow or flood?

Nachtigal set the financing template for hydro in Cameroon in late 2018. Now a very ambitious project more than four times the size of Nachtigal is underway, but is it...

25 July 2019

Expert opinion: Will sanctions kill the dollar?

Matthew Oresman and Henrietta Worthington, partner and associate at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, take a look at why they think US policy represents the greatest...

24 July 2019

China’s Cofco ups the ante with sustainability-linked loan

Cofco has signed the largest loan for an agri trading company yet which is linked to sustainability elements. Jonathan Bell examines this growing trend within...

17 July 2019

Mind the gaps: On trillions, trade and financing women-owned and run businesses

TXF talks to Makiko Toyoda and Jessica Schnabel, the women who are spearheading the development of IFC’s latest initiative to raise access to trade finance for...

26 June 2019

It’s only export finance rock and roll 2019 (but I liked it)

TXF’s top takeaways from the biggest gathering of the export and project finance community in the world, TXF Global 2019, are here.

07 June 2019
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Renewables

Shop talk: East African geothermal picks up steam

Geothermal power projects in East Africa have been gaining traction after a handful of heavily DFI-backed projects reached financial close. TXF spoke with Darrell Boyd,...

22 May 2019

ESG-linked commodity debt: Real enough to change perceptions?

ESG-linked debt in the commodity sector has another convert – Mercon. And ESG transparency is arguably a new first mover advantage in commodity trading. But do ESG-linked...

15 May 2019

Norwegian agencies step-up to support reborn shipbuilding sector

As the shipbuilding industry in Norway transitions, so the government support appears well-placed to back new developments. However, in the case of finance for a...

10 May 2019
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Agri/Soft Commodities, Infrastructure, Manufacturing & equipment, Metals and Mining, Oil & gas, Power, Renewables, Telecoms and Communications, Transport, Waste and water

US-EXIM’s Recovery: Lessons from Jonah

John Schuster, President at JLS Capital Strategies, takes a look at what a fully authorised US-EXIM could look like going forward. Will it be merged with the newly formed...

08 May 2019
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Power, Telecoms and Communications, Transport

US Exim: Back in big business?

The US Senate is scheduled to vote today on the three nominees to serve on the board of US Exim. If the full quorum is confirmed as expected, will the dark cloud which...

02 May 2019
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Oil & gas

RAPID: Refining fuel, redefining margins

The $15.3 billion RAPID oil refinery in Malaysia is nearing completion. But a recent oil blast has slowed progress and sponsors' aggressive terms have meant financial...

17 April 2019

Tapping fingers on the table for China trade at the ICC

TXF joined the ICC Banking Commission in Beijing as it celebrates a century of the institution whose founders were dubbed the ‘merchants of peace’. Katharine Morton...

10 April 2019

Corporate Perspectives: Talking digital Asia trade and treasury with GE

Manu Taneja, director of regional cash & banking, APAC at GE Corporate Treasury in Singapore sees a role for traditional trade finance in Asia, but digitisation will be...

03 April 2019
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Agri/Soft Commodities

Olam: Finding the right blend of commodity finance

From the first sustainability-linked loan in Asia to the world’s first digital loan, Olam International's fundraising innovations in the agri-business sector are clear....

31 March 2019

TXF Indonesia: Competitive finance for Indonesian buyers

UKEF and TXF teamed up to run a digital event for borrowers looking at entering the Indonesian market. We spoke to Richard Michael, Country Head - Indonesia, UK Export...

29 March 2019
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Oil & gas

Pipeline politics

As the trans-Atlantic political debate over Nord Stream 2 gets nasty, those involved could not do better than take a lesson in commercial viability from the...

05 March 2019

LC LITE work: Streamlining LCs on blockchain

The Letter of Credit (LC) market accounts for $2.3 trillion and has always been dominated by banks. But now, LC LITE has rolled out technological alternatives to LCs by...