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13 May 2021
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Infrastructure, Transport

Fallout of Suez blockage brings trail of claims

The Ever Given container ship has been ‘arrested’ and the Egyptian authorities are demanding massive compensation. And with the Japanese owners of the ship declaring...

11 May 2021

Brighter skies gradually begin to appear for EU-UK trade relations

On 27 April the European Union (EU) ratified the Brexit trade agreement with the United Kingdom. Here, TXF speaks to Alan Farkas, partner at international law firm Dorsey...

06 May 2021
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Infrastructure, Power, Transport

Decarbonising shipping: What gets measured gets managed

With 80% of world trade requiring shipping to one degree or another, it is a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. So what can be done to facilitate the green...

05 May 2021
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Metals and Mining

Chile’s Pampa Camarones copper mine is up for sale

Chilean private equity fund Minería Activa has put its Pampa Camarones copper mine up for sale in the country’s far north amid an ongoing price rally that...

04 May 2021

Phil Berger appointed London project finance head at DZ Bank

Phil Berger has been selected to replace Jonathan Bullock as head of project finance at the London office of DZ Bank, where he is currently employed as a senior vice...

22 April 2021

Market welcomes OECD changes to rules on local content

Changes to the rules on local content within ECA-backed export financing is just one of the elements of the OECD Arrangement that many have been asking for. Now an...

21 April 2021

TXF ECA-backed Deals of the Year results

With numerous deals submitted for the TXF Export Finance ECA-backed Perfect 10 and heavy voting through Tagmydeals.com, the shortlist provided some excellent deals and...

19 April 2021

TXF Research’s Export Finance Industry Awards 2021

From speedy deal gestations to the calibre of an ECA's product offering, the Export Finance Industry Awards 2021 recognises industry excellence based on the banking and...

19 April 2021
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Power, Renewables

AGL and IAR assess Bells Mountain pumped hydro project

AGL and Idemitsu Australia Resources (IAR) are nearing completion of the preliminary phase of the feasibility study for the proposed 250MW Bells Mountain pumped hydro...

15 April 2021

Simon Jones to retire from export finance banking

Simon Jones, head of export & agency finance, EMEA at TD Securities has, after a fantastic innings of close to four decades in the industry, decided to hang up his...

15 April 2021
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Power, Renewables

Belltown plans 1GW of stand-alone storage in Texas

Belltown Power Texas has begun the development of 1GW of stand-alone battery storage projects and plans their operation within 3 years. The ERCOT-focused developer has...

08 April 2021

Export finance sector shines through

The export finance sector has remained robust and resilient throughout the pandemic. TXF’s Industry Report and the Deals of the Year 2020 demonstrate this clearly. But...

01 April 2021

Greensill debacle - lessons for the SCF industry

Viacheslav Oganezov, CEO of Finverity, a cross-border supply chain finance platform for mid-market and alternative lenders, outlines the role fintech platforms can play...

31 March 2021

LNG projects in Mozambique threatened by increased attacks

Mozambique’s economic future rests on the success of the development of the country’s LNG development projects. So, with so much at stake, why has the government and the...

30 March 2021

What cost Brexit?

Brexit has been largely overshadowed by pandemic economic angst in the UK infrastructure sector. The additional bureaucracy will mean additional cost, but quantifying how...

25 March 2021

Looking for the commodity finance upside

So many negative stories have hit the commodity finance sector through the past year. But it is definitely not all doom and gloom, as the big traders get stronger and the...

09 March 2021
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Metals and Mining

NorthWest Copper hires Peter Bell as President, CEO

Vancouver-headquartered NorthWest Copper Corp has appointed Peter Bell as President & CEO.Bell brings over 30 years of experience in mining geology, mining investment...

17 February 2021
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Oil & gas, Power, Renewables, Transport

The energy transition: It’s not easy being green

Increasing pressure is being put on lenders to drop hydrocarbon projects, but this is much easier said than done and a proper transition period allows for all parties to...

29 January 2021
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Renewables

Verizon signs PPAs for 845MW of US solar

Mobile communication firm Verizon has announced the signing of six 15-year solar PPAs that will add 845MW of capacity. Three agreements with Invenergy will add 525MW from...

28 January 2021
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Oil & gas, Power, Transport

Nord Stream 2 – completion is so near and yet so far

The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project between Russia and Germany has only 150 kilometres of pipeline left to lay, but increased sanctions from the US and now calls to...