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28 June 2019

GEXIM CEO is President of global export-import banks

The Chief Executive officer of Ghana Export-Import Bank, (GEXIM), Lawrence Agyinsam, has been elected as the president of the Global Network of Export-import Banks and...

24 June 2019

Bellin integrates with SWIFT gpi for corporates

BELLIN, a provider of treasury software and services, has successfully integrated SWIFT gpi for Corporates (g4C) in its tm5 treasury management system and completed the...

06 June 2019

Dentons Boekel: Jacqueline Bell new partner Banking & Finance in Amsterdam

Dentons Boekel has strengthened its Banking and Finance practice in Amsterdam with the recruitment of Jacqueline Bell as a partner. She joined the Firm on 1 June.Bell is...

29 May 2019
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Power, Renewables, Transport

Finding the right mix for African power projects

African power generation is still dominated by a mix of hydro and coal, but renewables are finding good purchase in almost every country and at increasingly affordable...

16 May 2019
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Metals and Mining

Lithium Americas announces change of CEO as Tom Hodgson

Vancouver-headquartered Lithium Americas Corp has announced that Tom Hodgson has retired as Chief Executive Officer and Director. The board has appointed Jonathan...

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...

15 May 2019
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Infrastructure, Power, Waste and water

Travers Smith promotes Jonathan Walters to the partnership

Travers Smith LLP has promoted corporate finance lawyer Jonathan Walters to its partnership, with effect from 1 July 2019. His practice focuses on advising infrastructure...

01 May 2019

Pulling the plug on TSU and the wiring of trade finance: What next for BPO?

Now that SWIFT’s Trade Services Utility (TSU), the matching application that underpinned the Bank Payment Obligation, is on its way out, the wiring of trade finance needs...

26 April 2019

SFIL liquidity helps French exporters secure a better global playing field

Philippe Mills, chief executive officer of SFIL, the French public development bank, talks to Jonathan Bell about how the French agency is making a difference on the...

24 April 2019

Powering up for business in Iraq

The defeat of Daesh in Syria and Iraq can hopefully provide greater impetus to new business in Iraq. What is critical now is consolidation of security for the rebuilding...

15 April 2019
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Infrastructure, Transport

Lorraine launches Moselle river ports PPP tender

Local municipalities in Lorraine – along with the Grand Est region and national navigation agency VNF – have launched the tender for a PPP concession to...

03 April 2019

Export finance – looking back at some of the best crystal ball gazers in the business

Back in 2014 TXF hosted an export finance filmed webinar with participants assessing both the state of the industry then and how it might be in 2019. Jonathan Bell...

28 March 2019
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Renewables

Plus ca short change for French offshore wind?

Bids are in for France's third round offshore wind tender – the 600MW Dunkirk project which will be the first under the new CfD regime. Will lenders feel comfortable with...

14 March 2019
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Telecoms and Communications

Global telecoms tussle taken into a dark web

The race to be a global leader in certain cutting-edge technologies will always be a hard fought one. But in the case of China’s Huawei, the company has unfortunately...

11 March 2019
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Metals and Mining

Polymetal: Ian Cockerill to become chair of board

Cyprus-headquartered Polymetal International has appointed Ian Cockerill as Independent Non-Executive Director with effect from 23 April 2019.Bobby Godsell and Jonathan...

06 March 2019
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Power

Traders further build-in SDG principles and financing

Sustainability within commodity production and financing has been slow to properly kick-in. But changes are afoot, and many traders are now making valiant strides to...

28 February 2019
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Metals and Mining, Oil & gas

BHP announces changes to executive leadership team

BHP has announced that Geraldine Slattery, President Operations Petroleum Vandita Pant, Chief Commercial Officer Jonathan Price, Chief Transformation Officer Laura Tyler,...

27 February 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-China trade truce provides breathing space

The cancellation of the hike in tariffs on imports from China into the US is giving rise to hope of a trade deal between the two countries and an end to the all-out trade...

20 February 2019

Russian corporates face up to increased sanctions threat

Commodity producers and other corporates in Russia are closely watching the possibility of increased sanctions being imposed by the US. But while the prospect of these is...

15 February 2019

Ant Financial to buy WorldFirst for $700m

Ant Financial will acquire UK currency exchange start-up WorldFirst in a deal worth around $700 million.The acquisition is Ant Financial’s first major deal in the...