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18 January 2023

WISTA and PwC’s gender diversity whitepaper: More momentum is needed

WISTA and PwC’s survey into gender diversity and equality in the Swiss commodities industry has crucially identified a gender gap in perception when it comes to equality...

16 January 2023
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Power

Australia pledges A$70m to Townsville hydrogen

The Australian federal government will invest A$70 million ($48.6 million) to support the development of a hydrogen hub in Townsville, in Queensland.The government...

12 January 2023

African debt and the death of easy money

As the world looks towards forecasts of recession in 2023, alarms bells are ringing about Africa's debt pile. What are the key hurdles to debt restructuring and can ECAs...

21 December 2022

TXF weekly: Convergence of commodity traders with ECAs and DFIs is a sign of the times

The convergence of the commodity finance sector with that of ECAs and DFI support has been a growing theme of the latter part of this year and is one that is set to stay.

19 December 2022
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Power

Iberdrola and Abel to advance Tasmanian hydrogen project

Iberdrola is to work with developer Abel Energy to build a A$1.7 billion ($1.15 billion) hydrogen and methanol production plant in TasmaniaThe recently completed...

19 December 2022
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Agri/Soft Commodities, Metals and Mining

Veridapt is revolutionising digitised commodities monitoring and management

TXF talks with Veridapt co-founder and chief technology officer Sean Birrell about the expansive role the company is taking in the monitoring of energy, agriculture, and...

12 December 2022
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Renewables

Robbins Island wind farm gets EPA approval but with conditions

Tasmania’s Environmental Protection Authority has approved a 122-turbine wind farm on Robbins Island providing that its turbines are shut down for 5 months a...

08 December 2022
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Metals and Mining

Investors flock to Bellevue raising

Bellevue Gold has completed a A$60 million ($40.3 million) institutional placement to derisk its Western Australian gold operation.The company this week announced a A$70...

06 December 2022
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Metals and Mining

Bellevue hoping to raise A$70m

Bellevue plans to raise up to A$70 million (about $47.1 million) to further derisk its namesake gold project, in Western Australia.The ASX-listed company will undertake a...

05 December 2022
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Infrastructure

AfDB provides $301m for railway in Uganda

AfDB has approved $301 million in loans and grants to overhaul the Kampala-Malaba Meter Gauge Railway in Uganda.The East African Community Railway Rehabilitation Support...

02 December 2022
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Renewables

Kajima adds renewables investment manager

Sarah Bellagha has joined Kajima as Senior Renewables Investment Manager. She will be responsible for supporting the growth of Kajima’s renewables business,...

30 November 2022
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Power

aSMR proposal for Belledune Port green energy hub

The Belledune Port Authority (BPA) and Cross River Infrastructure Partners are planning to use advanced small modular reactor (aSMR) technology for a future expansion.The...

21 November 2022

ICC reinforces export credit industry calls for rapid modernisation of OECD Arrangement

The export finance industry has been calling for wholesale changes to the OECD Arrangement on Export Credits for years now. Some changes now look set to come into force,...

17 November 2022
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Renewables

French Groix & Belle-Ile floating wind pilot project abandoned

The French floating wind demonstration project planned for off Groix and Belle-Ile-en-Mer has been cancelled.The consortium of Shell, China General Nuclear Power Group...

17 November 2022
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Agri/Soft Commodities, Metals and Mining

Key takeaways: TXF Geneva – Commodity finance & natural resources

On the final two days of Geneva Commodity Week, a record number of delegates gathered to debate the state of the commodity finance market at the TXF Commodity Finance &...

08 November 2022
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Oil & gas, Power, Renewables

Politics or basis points – what has the most impact on climate change?

There is a lot of NGO pressure on banks to cut the direct and indirect emissions they finance. Oxfam France, Friends of the Earth France and Notre Affaire a Tous have...

07 November 2022

US Ex-Im signs $500m MoU with Cote d’Ivoire

The Export-Import Bank of the United States has signed a $500 million MoU with Cote d’Ivoire.US Ex-Im President and Chair Reta Jo Lewis signed the deal as she...

04 November 2022

Implications for commodity trade sector as UniCredit loses $37m claim against Glencore in Singapore

A landmark decision in the recent Singaporean court case UniCredit vs Glencore is likely to see banks tighten financing for commodity traders and insurers insisting on...

28 October 2022
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Power, Renewables

ENGIE acquires 6GW of solar and battery projects from Belltown

ENGIE North America has acquired a 6GW portfolio of solar and battery storage development projects from Belltown Power US.The acquisition includes 33 early to late-stage...

14 October 2022

Sucafina secures new $275m sustainability-linked loan

Coffee producer Sucafina has secured a new $275 million sustainability-linked loan. This latest facility will focus on the company’s origination operations in...