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10 February 2025

OECD courts controversy with end to 95% financing

The OECD has ended a Common Line that increased the maximum available cover on export finance deals to 95%. Critics say that ECAs are abandoning developing market...

06 February 2025
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Renewables

Germany tenders 1GW offshore wind site

Germany’s Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) has launched a tender for the N-9.4 offshore wind site in the North Sea which can accommodate 1GW of installed...

06 February 2025
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Manufacturing & equipment

Maxflow fuels expansion with UKEF-backed loan

Northern Ireland-based manufacturer Maxflow has tapped a UKEF-backed finance package from Ulster Bank to expand its operations, enter new export markets, and grow its...

17 January 2025
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Manufacturing & equipment, Transport

EV gigafactory risk: Who's on the hook?

Between 2020 and Q1 2024, 12 EV gigafactory project financings signed globally, according to Exile Intelligence. But amid ongoing financial woes, how much exposure do...

20 December 2024

2024: Export finance trends

TXF have wrapped up the major trends in the export finance market in 2024. There's a few to keep an eye on next year too..

17 December 2024

OECD ends Common Line on 95% cover

The OECD has ostensibly declined to renew a Common Line increasing the maximum available cover on export finance transactions to 95%. Under the terms of the OECD...

13 December 2024
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Renewables

Bpifrance, Credendo to back Rely's green hydrogen projects

Belgium-based Rely, the JV created by Technip Energies and John Cockerill to develop large-scale green hydrogen and Power-to-X production solutions, has signed an MOU...

09 December 2024
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Oil & gas

Swiss prosecutors seek $156m penalty for Trafigura

Swiss prosecutors are seeking $156 million in penalties from Trafigura as well as a jail sentence for a former executive as part of an ongoing corruption trial. It marks...

06 December 2024
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Infrastructure

Angola: The African ECA benchmark

The latest Angolan Ministry of Finance ECA-backed loan to sign to fund the construction of an airport marks the country's ninth such sovereign deal this year, with Angola...

02 December 2024

Celebrating Sean Keating: ‘A bashed out obit’ for TXF, Proximo and Uxolo

Every article should have a call to action in the 'standfirst'. It's particularly tough to do that on an obituary for a much loved friend and colleague. Thanks to all...

28 November 2024
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Infrastructure

Cameroon seals landmark road deal with Italian SMEs

Cameroon recently signed an ECA-backed loan for a strategic national road project. The deal has provided a financial blueprint for SME exporters to get involved in future...

19 November 2024
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Renewables

Spain, Lithuania, Austria up renewable hydrogen support

The European Commission, Spain, Lithuania and Austria announced new financial support for the development of renewable hydrogen via the Innovation Fund. The three...

15 November 2024
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Renewables

Poland amends pricing for offshore wind auctions

The Polish government has adopted an amendment to the offshore wind act allowing different maximum prices to be set for the Phase II offshore auctions.The pricing will...

15 November 2024
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Infrastructure, Metals and Mining, Renewables

UKEF navigates broadening mandates at home and abroad

A few short weeks after UKEF announced its involvement in a number of domestic supplier credit deals, the ECA published an independent report on OECD-level reform for...

14 November 2024
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Power, Renewables

Onshore planning application submitted for 2GW Caledonia project

Ocean Winds has submitted the onshore planning consent application for its 2GW Caledonia offshore wind project in the Moray Firth, Scotland.The application to...

14 November 2024

UKEF-commissioned report backs social infrastructure reform

A new independent report has backed changes to the OECD Arrangement that would enshrine a sector understanding for social infrastructure. The news is likely to stir...

11 November 2024
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Renewables

BOEM completes EIS for SouthCoast Wind

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has announced the availability of the final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed SouthCoast Wind...

25 October 2024
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Manufacturing & equipment, Transport

Euro gigafactories: Parking debt

Europe’s gigafactory bubble is bursting with battery makers Northvolt and ACC halting schemes amid waning demand for EVs. With project sponsors reviewing business models...

23 October 2024
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Metals and Mining

US allocates $430m for clean energy revival in ex coal communities

The US Department of Energy has announced an investment of $428 million in grants aimed at supporting clean energy manufacturing across 15 coal-affected communities.The...

22 October 2024

MIGA and ECI partner to expand guarantees

MIGA and Etihad Credit Insurance are to coordinate their activities in promoting foreign direct investment by providing co-insurance and reinsurance guarantees. The...