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12 June 2017

TXF Africa talk: The challenges in energy

TXF caught up with Jeff Murage, programme coordinator at KfW bank, as he discusses his energy portfolio and the challenges he see's in widening Africa's energy and...

07 June 2017

TXF Africa talk: Health Solutions International

TXF caught up with Dr Isabella Ipiu, director and founder of Health Solutions International, and global health fellow with the University of California Global Health...

05 June 2017

TXF Africa talk: RMB on export credit and project finance

TXF caught up with Inal Henry, export credit finance and project finance head at RMB, on their sub-Saharan initiatives and mandate.

05 June 2017

Jackpot seven: KNPC cleans up with ECA backing

With backing from seven ECA’s and 11 commercial banks, KNPC's $6.25 billion Clean Fuels project financing is setting a new benchmark for inter-creditor complexity.

24 May 2017

Belt and Road Initiative: One-way street with no private parking?

China has been providing the core infrastructure debt to give the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) traction. But even allowing for rising Chinese state debts and a...

17 May 2017

A zest to invest: New fintech platform sparks interest from banks

A new electronic platform - CCRManager - has found a pragmatic approach to digitalising trade finance processes, and banks are taking notice.

16 May 2017

Trade tech: A cutting edge response again

As the trade tech sector begins to play catch-up with other forms of fintech, developers claim banks are not putting enough cash into better security systems - new...

30 March 2017

Patent wars: The privatisation of blockchain

With a growing number of banks, fintechs and patent trolls patenting blockchain software, a new council has been set up to counteract the negative effects of such...

23 March 2017

Paperchase: ATF and AcofiGestion launch African trade loan securitisation vehicle

Africa Trade Finance (ATF) and fund manager AcofiGestion have teamed up to launch an independent securitisation vehicle focused on African trade finance loans.

17 March 2017

Do green bonds equal clean?

The power of ‘green’ has ballooned in the past decade, as investors look for responsible ways to invest. People are catching wind of the opportunities for investment in...

07 March 2017

Shipping blockchain: All in the uptake

Maersk and IBM's blockchain trial could revolutionise the shipping container supply chain. But to make real cost savings, all parts of that chain have to adopt the...

01 March 2017

Blockchain: Is law the chink in the link?

Blockchain technology is beginning to gain real traction in trade finance. But as Mercuria found in its recent test of a new ING/SocGen solution, there are still...

24 February 2017

TXF Venice preliminary agenda confirmed

TXF Events has unveiled the preliminary agenda for its annual flagship global conference covering project, infrastructure, export & agency finance. TXF Venice 2017: The...

20 February 2017

GPI: Too SWIFT for comfort?

SWIFT’s new GPI service is a vast improvement in payments transaction speed – so why have enhanced security safeguards associated with that speed not been rolled out with...

17 February 2017

Before the law: UK Appeal Court affirms autonomy of letters of credit

A UK Court of Appeal decision has strengthened the autonomy of English law letters of credit and provides new guidance as to what constitute fraudulent claims on those...

08 February 2017

Collaboration or competition the key to trade tech?

Technology developers all claim co-operation is key to a globally scalable trade finance solution. But are banks and independents really serious about collaboration or is...

31 January 2017

Locked out of the bank

WIth the costs associated with tighter bank regulation dampening the appetite of banks for SME business, and non-bank providers charging heavy margins, the beginnings of...

27 January 2017

Predictions for 2017: TXF’s latest podcast is up

Come on in, put the kettle on and enjoy TXF’s new podcast where our panel discuss the ‘biggest shift, biggest change’ in trade over the past year, and give their...

27 January 2017

Some of those annoying technical issues in trade finance

Associates of Sullivan & Worcester LLP warn about the underlying complexity of drawing up an insurance policy and the importance of securing lenders’ interests.

23 January 2017

Broad brush Brexit – but no details

Theresa May’s speech last week confirmed what many analysts expected - a hard Brexit and a farewell to the single market. But the speech was broad strokes, and the real...