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04 January 2023
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Renewables

COP27: Was it the 'implementation COP'?

COP27 was branded as the ‘implementation COP’ – this was the climate summit meant to finally fulfil financial pledges and translate talk into action. Aside from a few...

09 September 2022

Financing for Indonesia’s first EV battery plant marks a landmark development for the region

We reveal full details of the $711 million financing for the EV battery plant in Indonesia and examine how the country is hoping to emerge as a major force in the EV...

01 September 2022

Inside track: copper, credit and China

China is responsible for half of global copper demand. In this article we hear from traders who provide key insights on the recent case of the disappearance of almost...

01 April 2020

On financial triage: In viro veritas 3

TXF’s ‘in viro veritas’ series looks at the effects of the Coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic on trade and export finance. The first in the series was an early stage call to...

04 November 2019

Finding the sweet spot on trade digitisation and working capital management

Are corporate treasuries, fintechs and banks missing a trick on cross border working capital optimisation and what will the next five years hold? TXF's roundtable...

01 July 2019

Tasting multilateralism in China trade

In advance of the ICC World Banking Commission annual meeting in Beijing, TXF gathered China financial experts and corporates to talk about financing China trade....

14 March 2019
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Telecoms and Communications

Global telecoms tussle taken into a dark web

The race to be a global leader in certain cutting-edge technologies will always be a hard fought one. But in the case of China’s Huawei, the company has unfortunately...

25 May 2018

Expert briefing: Turning BAD into good?

Have you ever wondered how Chinese companies finance domestic trade? Alvin Shen, CEO and managing partner of Broader Way Group, explains what at first glance may seem an...

10 February 2017

Ramu 2 hydro winners out to debt market

A Chinese joint venture has won the Ramu 2 hydro project in Papua New Guinea and is in the market for a major project financing.

24 May 2016

Jokowi shows he means business in Indonesian Power

The size of the target – 15, 35 or 43 gigawatts (GW) – is open to dispute, but there is less argument about whether the Indonesian government is serious about its plans...

12 October 2015

Sibos 2015: China Merchants Bank signs with Deutsche Bank for trade and banking services

China Merchants Bank (CMB) and Deutsche Bank have signed an agreement under which CMB will obtain a full range of global banking services, including cash management and...

17 August 2015

HSBC facilitates RMB lending in China’s expanded FTZ pilot

HSBC has facilitated cross-border renminbi (RMB) loans for mainland China corporates operating from the Nansha Free Trade Zone (FTZ) and Kunshan, areas that are now...

30 July 2015

Cocobod’s success stands as an example for other African nations

Jonathan Bell reviews this year’s Ghana Cocobod financing, analyses the record of pricing, and looks at the prospect of further value-added for African soft commodities.

30 April 2015

Overdue payments rising in Asia-Pacific

Seventy percent of companies in the Asia-Pacific region experienced overdue payment of some form in 2014, the highest levels in three years, according to an annual survey...

16 April 2015

KfW IPEX, Helaba and KDB team to finance Airbus A320s for CDB Leasing

Shenzhen-based CDB Leasing has secured financing from KfW IPEX-Bank, Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen (Helaba) and The Korea Development Bank for the refinancing of four...

09 April 2015

HSBC appoints China head of cash management

HSBC has made a strategic appointment to its payments and cash management business in Asia.

12 March 2015

Mercuria looks to expand marine fuel business

Commodity trader Mercuria Energy is expanding its marine fuel division - Minerva Maritime Fuel – with the announcement today that it is looking to hire 20 to 40 bunker...

17 December 2014

Mercuria Energy hires former OW Bunker team

Swiss-headquartered commodity trading company Mercuria Energy has moved more intensely into the shipping fuel sector with the hire of personnel from the Danish-owned OW...

07 November 2014

China Exim signs major credit facility with CALC

The independent aircraft operating lessor, China Aircraft Leasing Company (CALC), has signed a RMB 10 billion ($1.63 billion) credit facility with China’s export credit...

03 October 2014

Mercuria completes acquisition of JP Morgan’s physical commodities business

Mercuria Energy has today successfully completed the acquisition of parts of JP Morgan Chase’s physical commodities business. This follows the initial signing of the...