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19 April 2024

Is ECA debt now part of the trader funding furniture?

Since the first announcement of a partnership between Euler Hermes and Trafigura in 2022, European ECAs have built steady relationships with commodity traders. Today, as...

08 April 2024

Keynote: Ron on SACE’s fully caffeinated export and import strategy

Michal Ron, Chief International Business Officer at SACE, discusses Italy’s record export finance volumes as it moves into ‘fifth gear’ on its ambitious ‘push strategy’....

01 February 2024

Perspectives: On the way to ‘K-style' development finance with Kexim

Seung-Hoon Lee, director of the new development finance team in the economic development promotion department of Export-Import Bank of Korea (Kexim), discusses the...

07 December 2023

CGI: Green light on trade digitisation, how banks can avoid stalling

Recent legislative developments on trade digitisation in the UK and long-awaited API standards for guarantees and standby LCs from SWIFT and ICC, have given banks the...

08 November 2023

Keynote: EKN’s Jatko on the wisdom of cooperation

As EKN passes its 90th anniversary milestone, celebrating its ‘wise old lady’ status, CEO Anna-Karin Jatko reflects on risks and the need for more cooperation in an...

25 September 2023
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Renewables

Baltic Power: A blended finance first for Poland

The global backdrop to wind has been looking shaky of late. Project financing backing the Baltic Power project has just signed – but the rest of the first wave of...

15 September 2023

African infrastructure: Taking the local funding route

Financing the $170 billion African infrastructure gap using domestic capital pools isn’t quite a pie in the sky – there are several financing tools that are already...

04 September 2023

Keynote: Financing the energy transition, how ECAs can become change makers

Eric Usher, head of the UNEP Finance Initiative, discusses how government, multilateral agencies, corporates, and financial institutions can help realise emission...

17 August 2023

From idea to reality: Acre’s Export Finance Funds

Acre Impact Capital previewed the launch of its Export Finance Funds at TXF & Uxolo’s Global Conference 2023 in Lisbon. The first-of-its-kind strategy plans to bring...

09 August 2023
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Infrastructure, Manufacturing & equipment, Power

WEXIF: Women in export and infrastructure finance buzz with energy

On the sidelines of TXF Global in Lisbon, the inaugural women in export and infrastructure finance (WEXIF) session was abuzz with energy. Here are a few of the main...

19 July 2023

Build it, but will they come? Thumbs up for new UK Electronic Trade Documents Act 2023

As the UK Electronic Trade Documents Bill is enacted into law, with a start date in two months’ time, will the ‘build it they will come’ approach work for trade...

21 June 2023

Feel the vibes from TXF Global Export Finance Lisbon 2023

TXF Global Export Finance Lisbon gathered the higher echelons of the ECA community last week in a seminal event aimed at amplifying and improving the export finance...

06 June 2023
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Agri/Soft Commodities, Metals and Mining, Oil & gas, Power, Renewables

TXF Commodity Finance Deals of the Year for 2022: Shining through!

It was a tough time in 2022 for those involved in financing new commodity deals. But despite all the adversity and myriad challenges, some excellent deals were concluded....

31 May 2023

African sovereign debt poses challenges for ECA activity

The spectre of increasing sovereign debt has the potential to swamp future export finance deals and projects in several African jurisdictions.

18 May 2023
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Oil & gas

Different paths

Are multilateral development banks (MDBs) and export credit agencies (ECAs) pulling in the same direction when it comes to energy transition? The PR says they are – the...

26 April 2023

Rare earths provide common ground for Australia and Germany

Germany and Australia are building a strategic alliance on the critical minerals supply front. As ever, the financing package and offtake agreements will prove the...

03 April 2023

OECD announces landmark modernisation package for the Arrangement on export credits

The OECD reform package of the Arrangement on export credits will be a complete game changer for the export finance sector.

22 March 2023
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Renewables

African renewable energy market gets massive boost

Strategic acquisition of Lekela Power by Infinity Group allows for economies of scale and potentially a massive boost for renewable energy projects across African...

21 March 2023
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Transport

Keynote: Bagge on the rising tide for eBL digitalisation at DCSA

Thomas Bagge, CEO of the Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA), spoke to TXF about the ambitious trade digitalisation plans afoot for the container shipping...

14 February 2023

Indonesia’s Suminto on engaging bold plans for energy transition with the help of Islamic finance

Suminto Sastrosuwito, director general of budget financing and risk management at Indonesia’s Ministry of Finance discusses his plans on how Indonesia will finance the...