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08 September 2023
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Renewables

Baltica III: A delay to Poland’s fledgling offshore wind sector

Poland’s offshore wind sector is in the embryonic stage of project finance with no deal precedents to provide a viable financial template for future such deals. And now,...

14 July 2023

Keynote: Adjusting to the new trade dynamics with KUKE’s Wladyczak

Janusz Wladyczak, CEO of KUKE, Poland’s export credit agency, discusses KUKE’s role in helping exporters pivot to new markets amid the conflict on its borders, its hopes...

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...

16 May 2023
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Metals and Mining

Alternative financing for mining: feast or famine?

The mining industry is suffering after a decade of underinvestment. Macroeconomic pressures have further reduced a pool of money that was already limited. These issues...

03 May 2023

CPRI claims – are the dogs barking, or merely growling?

A new survey reveals the latest claims data for the CPRI industry. What do the figures tell us about the CPRI market? Is the claims market normalising, whatever that may...

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...

30 January 2023

Perspectives: Falcioni reflects on his five year tenure at ECI

TXF speaks to Massimo Falcioni, former CEO of the UAE Federal Company Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI) about his journey with the export credit agency, the challenges of...

14 December 2022

TXF weekly: Another year in commodities and natural resources

From the post-pandemic rebound to Russia’s war on Ukraine, which exacerbated the already troublesome energy crisis, 2022 has been an eventful year for the commodities and...

15 November 2022

Trade Finance TV: Trade and inflation

Resurgent inflation appears firmly bedded in for now and rising energy and food prices have impacted the cost of living in both developed and emerging economies. What is...

06 October 2022
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Renewables

Zarafshan: More than a pilot for Uzbek onshore wind

Zarafshan is designed to be a pilot for the feasibility of onshore wind in Uzbekistan. Its size, and the support of commercial lenders, suggest the market is evolving...

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...

13 June 2022

Revving it up! TXF Export Finance Deals of the Year

Deals of the Year – the TXF Perfect 10 – are a time for celebration! Here, we reveal the winners of the Export Finance Deals of the Year, for transactions signed in 2021....

13 May 2022

Picking up speed! TXF Commodity Finance Deals of the Year

Deals of the Year – the TXF Perfect 10 – are a time for celebration! Here, we reveal the winners of the Commodity Finance Deals of the Year, for transactions signed in...

11 May 2022

One step beyond: New UK trade digitisation legislation on track

Trade digitisation has taken a big step forward globally with the announcement that the UK’s Electronic Trade Documents Bill is on its way to becoming law. What’s the...

06 May 2022

Opinion: Is disruption the norm in the world of commodities?

Jean Francois Lambert, founder and managing partner at Lambert Commodities, asks whether commodity markets were ever steering in calm seas. More crucially, how long will...

09 February 2022

Margin gauge: Turkish banks’ borrowing costs rise

Pricing guidance on the widely anticipated Akbank refinancing is as predicted – a slight jump on the borrower's 2021 deal. For international banks in search of yield,...

17 January 2022
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Agri/Soft Commodities

Canal Sugar Company: On-lend to blend

The multi-currency financing for the Canal Sugar Project, a scheme that combines land reclamation for a farm roughly three times the size of Luxembourg with a beet...

16 December 2021
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Power

The energy crisis: Will ESG take the back seat?

As the energy crisis worsens, a multitude of issues surrounding ESG arise – will consumers be able to afford the price hike? And will the recent retreat of investments in...

16 November 2021

Ameropa and Nitron chase payment amid default on Ghana fertilizer deal

Two of the world’s largest fertilizer suppliers are chasing an almost $10 million default from a global reinsurer, in a case that illuminates the perils of using...

03 November 2021
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Chemicals/Petrochemicals, Oil & gas

Case study: Uzbekistan’s GTL project lays foundation for further ECA-backed industrial project financings

The success of the Uzbekneftegaz $3.6 billion GTL (gas-to-liquid) project – launching in early 2022 - paves the way for other major industrial projects in the country....