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06 February 2020
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Infrastructure, Transport

Expert briefing: Stormy waters ahead for global trade and shipping

The maritime industry’s growing regulatory complexities and lengthy paper-based loan application procedures are convoluting access to trade finance for corporates in the...

05 February 2020

Brazilian LNG-to-power: BNDES bears GNA cash brunt – again

BNDES’ heavy involvement in the GNA II liquefied natural gas (LNG)-to-power project funding mix contrasts its bid to leave more room for private investors in large-scale...

03 February 2020
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Power, Transport

Keynote: SERV’s CEO thinking outside the box

What does being a modern ECA mean? Peter Gisler, CEO of SERV has strong views on the Swiss ECA’s ability to be proactive, flexible and to think outside the proverbial box...

30 January 2020

Keynote: Deutsche’s Schmidt – from export financier to ‘project manager’

Werner Schmidt, Deutsche Bank’s new head of structured trade and export finance discusses how he sees his role morphing given the increasing complexity and longer lead...

29 January 2020

Irish wind: A fledgling project finance sector set for take-off?

With the global cost of offshore wind dropping and new projects developing seemingly every day, the windy coast of Ireland is left with only one offshore wind farm. 10...

27 January 2020
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Infrastructure, Power, Renewables, Transport

Keynote: Wartsila’s Back on the future of financing flexible power, rain or shine

Andreas Back, senior manager, financial services at Wartsila goes in depth with TXF to discuss financing sustainable power in a market that still needs backups when the...

23 January 2020
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Metals and Mining

Moma: Kenmare turns project debt vanilla

Ireland-based Kenmare Resources returned to the debt markets in December to refinance the remaining debt backing its Moma titanium mine in Mozambique. But this time...

22 January 2020

Into the sunshine: Telling tales about SCF

The US SEC is on a drive to get companies to disclose supplier finance more explicitly. Companies would do well to tell their stories. The US accounting regulator has...

21 January 2020

Keynote: Meet Mairead Lavery, EDC’s positive philosopher

TXF finds Mairead Lavery full of vigour about her first year as president and CEO of EDC in advance of her first performance review with the chair of the board. Her...

20 January 2020
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Metals and Mining

Anglo American: The light at the end of Sirius’ funding pit?

Anglo American agreed a £405 million ($527 million) rescue deal with Sirius Minerals this week. The takeover is a lifeline for Sirius which faced collapse if it could not...

14 January 2020

US Exim fully reauthorised - but the Middle East gets turned upside down

At long last US Exim has got the mandate that US exporters have been crying out for. But, asks Jonathan Bell, will the recent events in Iraq and the troubles with Iran...

14 January 2020

Keynote: 2020 top five priorities for trade - a strategic view

TXF caught up with Citi’s John Ahearn to find out more about his newly-created role as chairman of trade to oversee strategic investments across the business, and what...

14 January 2020
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Infrastructure, Other, Renewables

Shop talk: Fonroche sheds light on ECAs for off-grid solar dream

At TXF's PRI conference last month, Pierre Vergnes, head of institutional financing at Fonroche Lighting, explains why the off-grid solar manufacturer taps ECA support...

14 January 2020

TXF podcast: Talking sustainability in ECA finance

In the latest episode of TXF’s export finance podcast series, Dominik Kloiber, co-founder at TXF spoke to three senior export finance practitioners to discuss the seminal...

09 January 2020

Keynote: Low Fives to KYC red tape

David Avram, trade and export finance director at Fives talks to TXF about his outlook on the markets in 2020, and how the company structures its export finance...

08 January 2020

Keynote: Teaching risk to rocket scientists at NASA, it’s a blast!

Ahead of TXF Americas next month, TXF caught up with Dr Jeevan Perera, a senior engineer at NASA, to find out how he teaches risk management to rocket scientists.

07 January 2020
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Power

Shop talk: Sustainability strategies with Gunvor’s first female CFO

Eight months into her new role as CFO at Gunvor, TXF spoke with Muriel Schwab, the first ever woman to fill these shoes at the energy trader, to discuss where the...

06 January 2020

Lamesa: A path through the US sanctions maze?

A recent UK court judgement has finally provided clarity for businesses operating globally around how to manage US sanctions risk contractually, including risks arising...

02 January 2020

Shoptalk: Marsh on mergers, markets and 2020

TXF spoke with Marcus Miller, leader of Marsh's global lenders solution group to discuss the broker's recent merger with JLT, as well as the health of the credit and...

02 January 2020

TXF PRI 2019: Santander on brokers and blockchain hype

On the sidelines of TXF’s PRI conference in December, Saqib Mustafa, executive director of structured trade and receivable finance at Santander, spoke to TXF to discuss...