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25 June 2020
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Chemicals/Petrochemicals, Metals and Mining, Oil & gas, Power, Renewables, Transport

Spotlight on Singapore as commodity banks nurse potential losses

The high-profile collapse of Singaporean-based oil trader Hin Leong and other certain suspect cases has highlighted malpractices within the sector and concern for future...

22 June 2020
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Metals and Mining

Russian corporates stay cool, calm and collected amid crisis

While some European commodity-linked corporates are tapping into expensive, short-term debt to boost their liquidity amid the Covid-19 pandemic, many Russian traders and...

17 June 2020

Commodity traders feel pricing pinch

Trading houses fundraising activities in the Covid-19 epoch have been few and far between, as record-low oil prices and an increase in the cost of trade debt impact the...

15 June 2020
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Transport

ECAs work to “fast track” airline restructuring requests

European ECAs have engineered a standard approach to help “fast track” airline loan restructuring requests amid a turbulent time for the aviation industry. But the news...

11 June 2020

TXF Global 2020 Export Finance: Virtual event report

As the dust settles after last week’s TXF Global 2020 Export Finance: Virtual event, the findings from the bespoke survey put to e-delegates will continue to surprise and...

10 June 2020
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Infrastructure, Transport

SGR - on track to create economic growth in Tanzania

The $1.4 billion DFI/ECA-backed financing of the pathfinder Tanzania standard gauge railway (SGR) project marks the African country's largest ever infra scheme to date....

08 June 2020
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Infrastructure, Other, Power, Renewables, Transport, Waste and water

Keynote: EKF winds up support

TXF spoke to Kirstine Damkjær, CEO of EKF, to find out how the Danish ECA has ramped up its product offering in response to the Covid-19 crisis.

04 June 2020

Public capital panacea for exporters in Covid-19 recovery phase

In a new white paper, GE EFS has put forward the idea that public capital can become a primary funding solution for vital projects globally and has tapped into its vast...

03 June 2020

Perfect 10 winners 2019: Export finance

This year's winners of the TXF Perfect 10 Export Finance Deals of the Year beat a lot of worthy contenders...

02 June 2020

TXF's top global export finance trends 2020

To inaugurate TXF Global Virtual 2020, the team at TXF put together the top export finance trends which are expected to evolve globally over the course of the year.

29 May 2020

Shop talk: Bpifrance ups ECA cover and offering

Arnaud Floris, head of West, Central and North Africa at Bpifrance has been busy since he started his new role two months ago at the French ECA in the midst of a global...

28 May 2020

Perfect Deals of the Year 2019: Commodity finance

It’s time to celebrate commodity finance excellence, as last year’s most outstanding, unique and influential deals, which cover a range of sectors and regions, have been...

26 May 2020

Keynote: Caterpillar on spreading the ECA umbrella

TXF spoke with Tim Gaul, global export finance director, export and agency finance at Caterpillar to outline what the reauthorisation of US Exim means for the US...

22 May 2020
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Transport

Working capital: The current challenge faced by the shipping industry - what, why, and what's next?

The coronavirus pandemic has reminded the trade community how paramount the maritime industry is to keeping global supply chains flowing. But will digitisation help lower...

20 May 2020

Live webinar: Recovering defaulted credit insured trade receivables and export credits in MENA

Thursday 21 May | 11:00 BST | 14:00 GST When obligors in remote countries miss payments, speed and local knowledge are essential in recovering defaulted funds. In this...

18 May 2020

Keynote: Elecnor’s long distance runner approach to structured finance

Angela Perez, head of structured finance at Elecnor spoke to TXF both about the Spanish infrastructure and engineering company’s response to the current crisis, and the...

15 May 2020

MIGA: Breathing fresh support into Africa's infra push

TXF spoke with Hoda Moustafa, Africa regional head at MIGA to discuss the multilateral's internal response to the Covid-19 crisis on the continent, and how the pandemic...

13 May 2020
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Oil & gas

Stuck in the great oil game!

The oversupply of crude oil coupled with the massive fall in demand due to Covid-19 has led historically low prices. What is the impact of this and who are the winners...

12 May 2020

Commodity supply chain digitisation pushed along by Covid-19

Covid-19 may have accelerated the race for digitisation in commodity trade finance, but there are still significant legal challenges to overcome argues Gabriella Martin,...

11 May 2020
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Renewables

Tulu Moye geothermal: Diversifying Ethiopia's energy mix

TXF spoke with Darrel Boyd, CEO at TM Geothermal Operations (TMGO) to outline the progress and challenges of procuring and financing the 150MW Tulu Moye geothermal power...