Japan’s Itochu Corporation, via its local subsidiary Sierra Tropical, is sounding out banks and prospective ECAs for a $60 million debt package to finance construction of a pineapple processing facility in Sierra Leone. Bank mandates are due by year-end, with financial close expected in Q1...
West African cocoa production has been in decline amid poor yields and falling demand. But the Africa Cocoa Exchange aims to return cocoa pricing power to Africa, improve...
The release of Glencore’s half-year financial results disappointed its shareholders. Profits are down across its legendary energy trading arm, even while its metals business...
TXF spoke with Preslav Raykov, global head of trading at Eleen Marine about the importance of risk controls in the present geopolitical environment as well as strategies for aligning stakeholders across commodity supply chains.
West African cocoa production has been in decline amid poor yields and falling demand. But the Africa Cocoa Exchange aims to return cocoa pricing power to Africa, improve traceability and open up new credit opportunities in a sector that remains largely unsustainable.
The release of Glencore’s half-year financial results disappointed its shareholders. Profits are down across its legendary energy trading arm, even while its metals business records strong revenues. However, its unparalleled access to cheap liquidity should see it through another period of stagnant commodity prices.
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