At TXF Amsterdam, Marc Smallcombe, senior director energy and commodities at Mizuho, talks about growth of business in Russia, the challenges of blockchain and why the Japanese bank is benefiting from its low cost of funding.
In the midst of TXF Amsterdam, Natalia Heidendal, head of structured commodity finance at ING, talks about the search for producers within emerging markets, the rise of base metals and the risks imposed by sanctions and tariffs within the commodity market.
Small-scale miners in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) produce one third of the country’s cobalt amid dubious environmental and ethical standards. But can international and local mining groups help address the issue and provide regulatory frameworks to move the market to bankable structured financing?
Sanjeev Dutta, executive director of commodities and financial services at Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC), talks to TXF about doing business within a free trade zone, DMCC's debut into the coffee market and the benefits of blockchain transparency.
Sandra Hack, global head of structured trade commodity finance at Deutsche Bank, discusses opportunities in the Nordics, overcoming the challenges of regulatory requirements and the possibility of Deutsche Bank broadening its clients within the commodity sector.
From the side-lines of TXF Amsterdam 2019, Philippe Penet, CFO at Sucafina, discusses sustainability, the digitisation of the supply chain and locking in coffee prices.
DFI loans and a direct loan from Canada’s EDC have enabled commercial banks to push the tenor on Guinea Alumina Corporation’s greenfield mining project financing.
Sucafina has been awarded TXF’s Soft Commodities Finance Deal of the Year after closing a $70 million borrowing base facility in 2018. The deal is the first of its type to finance coffee trading in Brazil and provides a seedbed for future Sucafina facilities to include a more diverse pool of South American assets.
Despite a challenging aluminium price environment in 2018, China’s Hangzhou Zhengcai Holding Group tapped the international debt market for the first time with an offshore pre-payment facility, taking home TXF’s Asia-Pacific Commodities Finance Deal of the Year.
TXF China brings an exclusive group of senior structured finance professionals together in Shanghai for a day of collaborative discussion of regional opportunities and productive network building.
The annual German export finance event to join. Senior and exclusive! Includes afternoon session and ice-breaker drinks on the 25th, with a full agenda on the 26th.
TXF Spain brings a broad range of exporters and financiers from across the country. Conducted in Spanish, attendees can expect to gain exciting new opportunities and connections for exporting.
TXF MENA 2019 returns covering the opportunities at your fingertips across ECA, Project, Trade and Commodity Finance in this region. Senior and unmissable!
The climax to Geneva commodities week, TXF Geneva brings together the European commodity finance market for an unparalleled day of thought leadership, networking and education.
Get ahead with the Italian export finance market. Hosted by SACE, this event explores the region's emerging trends and best new opportunities. Conducted in Italian; translated to English.
A key event in the export, agency & project finance event calendar for senior and influential professionals working across the Asia-Pacific region. Networking and deal opportunities abound!
Join the movers and shakers of the political risk and trade credit insurance market for a day of networking, education and collaborative discussion