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14 February 2018
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Renewables

Corporate renewables PPAs: Stepping up in the credit equation

A record amount of renewables corporate PPAs signed in 2017 and the trend looks set to continue. With US PPA structures working their way into Europe, and the rise of...

09 February 2018
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Agri/Soft Commodities, Infrastructure, Metals and Mining, Oil & gas, Power, Renewables, Telecoms and Communications, Transport, Waste and water

TXF Singapore 2018: A Who's Who of trade, treasury & commodity finance

With interest in our TXF Singapore event greater than ever, the delegate list reads like a who’s who of trade, treasury and commodity finance professionals in Asia. Will...

09 February 2018
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Renewables

Solar revenue puts: De-risking to depress DSCRs

Coronal Energy’s hedge on a 30MW PV portfolio was not a textbook use of kWh Analytics’ new solar revenue put. But it might be having the desired effect on banks’ term...

05 February 2018
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Infrastructure, Transport

Ruta al Mar: Opening a new 4G funding fast lane

A pioneering loan/bond financing for Colombia's Ruta al Mar highway project may serve as the shot in the arm needed to reignite appetite for the country’s 4G roads...

01 February 2018

UKEF's new box of tricks

UK Export Finance (UKEF) has ramped up its risk appetite with a spate of new product suites, initiatives, and strategies aimed at increasing support for SMEs. TXF spoke...

30 January 2018

Deadlocked on debt

Iran has yet to produce the project and trade flows bankers hoped for following signing of the JCPOA in 2016. The hurdles are largely born of the Trump administration –...

30 January 2018

Does Canada really need to launch a new infra bank?

The PPP Canada fund is expected to be replaced by the C$35 billion Canadian Infrastructure Bank in 2018. While the new bank will have a wider mandate and larger budget,...

23 January 2018
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Agri/Soft Commodities, Metals and Mining, Oil & gas

Going green: Will sustainable finance hit the commodities mainstream?

Sustainable financing in commodity trade finance has been slow to catch on. But adoption is now key for the market, with early movers in line to reap the benefits of...

10 January 2018
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Renewables

NEG-ed out?

A boom in interest in Australian renewables projects could be curtailed by the government’s plans to introduce a National Energy Guarantee (NEG). Borrowers have benefited...

21 December 2017
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Agri/Soft Commodities, Infrastructure, Metals and Mining, Oil & gas, Power, Renewables, Telecoms and Communications, Transport, Waste and water

SMEs: Where's the tech liquidity solution?

Although the majority of banks believe fintech will cut their compliance costs and improve their ability to risk-assess SMEs, the proportion of small businesses being...

05 December 2017
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Infrastructure, Transport

Foreign investors eye Russian infra market

With Russia’s economic climate improving in 2017, the country has seen an injection of investment commitments into infrastructure from Asia and the Middle East. Some...

04 December 2017

CJ Hall leaves US Ex-Im: a vital US agency hamstrung by politics

Charles Hall, the acting chairman of US Ex-Im has retired from the bank. What does this mean for the agency which is still without a board quorum and unable to approve...

04 December 2017

Texel Finance celebrates 20 years of growth

London-headquartered insurance broker Texel Finance is about to celebrate 20 years in the business as of 1 December. TXF editor-in-chief Jonathan Bell, caught up with...

23 November 2017
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Renewables

Walney Extension: More acquisition than project bond

The first non-recourse investment-grade bond to be used on a construction-stage offshore wind farm in the UK, the Walney Extension financing introduces a new UK asset...

23 November 2017

ECA SME support: Cover great – cash better

ECAs are stepping up their SME support initiatives. Application processes and ease of access to export cover is improving. But as commercial banks retreat from the SME...

22 November 2017
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Infrastructure, Transport

The long road across Veneto

Eight years in the making and with a revamp of the concession structure, the Pedemontana Veneta road project still has its critics. But there is no argument that getting...

15 November 2017
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Metals and Mining

Tanzanian mining risk becomes a potential money pit

Despite the recent resignations of top executives at Tanzania’s largest investor, Acacia Mining, there has been little progress in negotiations to resolve a long-running...

10 November 2017
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Renewables

Markbygden ETT: Winding up European ECA and DFI cooperation

GE Energy Financial Services and Green Investment Group’s €800 million financing for the 650MW onshore Markbygden ETT wind project in Sweden incorporates a number of...

09 November 2017
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Metals and Mining

Shop Talk: Concord Resources on breaking into the metals market

TXF spoke to Mark Hansen CEO of commodity trader Concord Resources about the current market, the company’s ambitions and the changes to China’s metals supply and demand...

07 November 2017

Egypt FiT Round 2: Will DFIs open doors for commercial banks?

Thirty developers achieved financial close under Egypt’s solar Feed-In-Tariff (FiT) Round 2. However, with no commercial bank presence and heavy DFI funding this time...