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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

Despite the intense political debate surrounding the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, the project is moving ahead at great pace. Jonathan Bell examines what all the fuss is...

Law firms Kirkland & Ellis and Latham & Watkins have boosted their energy practices with new lateral hires. Kirkland & Ellis grabbed an attorney with...

The increased focus on upstream LNG looks likely to intensify, and the sheer scale of many of these projects will require funds from a range of sources, not least ECA...

US-based City National Bank has launched a power project finance team. Led by industry veteran Craig Robb, the team will provide City National's full range of...

South Africa's President Ramaphosa has an opportunity to demonstrate his anti-corruption credentials ahead of this year’s elections by appointing a new board at the state...

The mega Dangote oil refinery will radically change the downstream landscape of Nigeria and enable vital import substitution. Jonathan Bell examines developments.

French renewables developer Valeco has signed three five-year PPAs with Statkraft for a total of 40.5MW of capacity. Statkraft will purchase power and capacity...

BELLIN is one of the early adopter TMS providers of the SWIFT gpi for corporates (g4C) project. The first early adopter customers will start testing g4C using FIN...

The Panama Canal is one of the wonders of the world. Jonathan Bell charts its course.