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26 July 2016

Angola to “look east” after dismissing the IMF

Angola's decision to dispense with support from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) at a difficult economic and financial time was based on the idea of securing...

26 July 2016

Deutsche Bank launches new liquidity management solution in South Korea

Deutsche Bank today has launched a new intra-day cross-border cash sweeping service in South Korea, enabling its corporate clients to move euro and US dollar surplus...

13 July 2016

US Ex-Im languishes in competitors' wake

At the end of last month, US Ex -Im unveiled its annual competitiveness report for 2015 to Congress. TXF's Max Thompson analyses the report’s findings.

13 July 2016

US Ex-Im close to making larger deals again

The Export-Import Bank of the United States (US Ex-Im) is close to being able to make large loans again. US lawmakers agreed an amendment to a funding bill allowing...

08 July 2016

$1.34 bn AfDB loan 'a very good story' for Eskom

Earlier this week, South Africa's state-operated power electricity firm, Eskom, signed a $1.34 billion loan with the African Development Bank (AfDB). The funds will be...

07 July 2016

Saipem taps GIEK for innovative multi-tranche facility

Earlier this month, the Italian drilling company Saipem closed a €667 ($740 million) million GIEK-backed buyer's credit facility to finance the purchase of equipment and...

06 July 2016

Back in business: Argentina's trade revival

Despite foreign investors’ and ECAs’ concerns over the risk of doing business in Argentina, the export community remains excited by the country’s trade prospects , TXF's...

01 July 2016

STX: Investing in the future of cruise ships

On the sidelines of TXF's Export & Agency Finance conference in Rome, Max Thompson caught up with STX France's head of financing and treasury, Jean-Philippe Neau, to find...

30 June 2016

Hornsdale's $173.5m project financing propels Australia towards renewables target

Australia's Hornsdale Wind Farm secured financing with a club loan of A$173.5 million from KfW IPEX-Bank and Société Générale for the project’s second stage of...

28 June 2016

Lenders not 'nervous' as Gunvor taps $400m borrowing base

Despite the downturn in commodities markets, one of the world's biggest oil traders - Gunvor - is currently enjoying its 'best trading years'. The company closed a $400...

24 June 2016

Is Asia really falling off in the ECA market?

Despite TXF's figures showing over half the amount of ECA-backed deals in Asia in H1 of 2016 compared to H1 2015, one Asian export finance specialist tells TXF how the...

23 June 2016

ED&F Man closes $1.88bn RCF

At the end of last month, UK agricultural commodities trader ED&F Man closed a two-year $1.88 billion revolving credit facility with a syndicate of 45 international...

20 June 2016

Seaborn CEO: Laying the foundations for subsea ECA support

On the sidelines of TXF's Export, Agency and Project Finance conference in Rome, Max Thompson caught up with the CEO of Seaborn Network, Larry Schwartz, to find out more...

15 June 2016

Year of risk takes its toll on export finance, survey reveals

At the beginning of 2016, the TXF-ICC Global Survey on Export Finance was carried out among more than 100 export financiers, ECAs, exporters and borrowers. TXF digest the...

13 June 2016

India’s Reliance on ECAs

During TXF’s Export, Agency and Project Finance conference in Rome last week, Max Thompson caught up with senior vice president of Reliance Industries Vineyesh Sawhney to...

07 June 2016

SMEs help EKN double number of guarantees in Q1

Increased demand from SMEs has Swedish ECA EKN double its number of guarantees in Q1 of 2016 compared to the first quarter of 2015.

06 June 2016

ECA borrower interview: Cambridge Industries

Samuel Alemayehu, managing director at Cambridge Industries, tells Ollie Gordon about the Africa-focused clean energy firm’s approach to ECA finance.

03 June 2016
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DFIs warn Egypt rule change will delay all renewable deals

Earlier last month, the Egyptian government tweaked its contract terms to exclude the option of international arbitration for financiers of renewable energy deals....

02 June 2016

Egypt signs consortium financing for new wind farm

Egypt has partnered with GDF Suez, Toyota and Orascom to build a 250 MW wind farm, the project is part of a government push to hit 4.3 giga watt (GW) of wind and solar...

01 June 2016

SACE reveals 91% rise in claims for Q1

Italian ECA SACE this week announced the value of claims hit €130.8 million in the first quarter results of 2016 - up 91% on the same period last year. SACE says the...