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04 September 2023

Keynote: Financing the energy transition, how ECAs can become change makers

Eric Usher, head of the UNEP Finance Initiative, discusses how government, multilateral agencies, corporates, and financial institutions can help realise emission...

14 August 2023
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Oil & gas

ECAs and banks mull Papua LNG project

The roughly $3-5 billion financing backing TotalEnergies’ large-scale LNG project in Papua New Guinea is progressing, with lenders expected to show interest in the scheme...

09 August 2023
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Infrastructure, Manufacturing & equipment, Power

WEXIF: Women in export and infrastructure finance buzz with energy

On the sidelines of TXF Global in Lisbon, the inaugural women in export and infrastructure finance (WEXIF) session was abuzz with energy. Here are a few of the main...

28 July 2023
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Renewables

Yunlin: Cash or collapse

ECA-backed lenders and sponsors to the Yunlin offshore wind farm in Taiwan need to stump up €1.7 billion of new debt and equity to prevent the collapse of the scheme as...

05 July 2023

ECA debt volumes up in 2023 – so far

The ECA-backed debt market has witnessed depressed volumes since the turn of the decade amid the economic bulldozer of the pandemic and ominous energy security clouds...

27 June 2023
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Renewables

ECAs poised to rescue world's largest biomass plant

ECA-backed lenders to the world’s largest biomass power station in Teeside, England, are poised to inject £80 million of rescue financing into the project.

15 June 2023
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Oil & gas, Renewables

A greener direction for UKEF?

UKEF is ready for a reset with a new CEO in office and a new set of priorities, including a focus on opportunities for green exports. But how can ECAs ensure that their...

23 May 2023

Rock the boat: Will UniCredit v Euronav cause a trade finance wobble or help tear up the paper boats?

It’s not every day that bills of lading make the news, but an appeal ruling dismissing a $26 million case by a bank against a shipping company is causing ripples that...

10 May 2023
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Transport

Cruise ships: The TXF Perspective

The cruise ship industry has suffered under the weight of low occupancy rates and a sizeable debt hangover since the pandemic. ECAs and banks are taking a cautious...

26 April 2023

Rare earths provide common ground for Australia and Germany

Germany and Australia are building a strategic alliance on the critical minerals supply front. As ever, the financing package and offtake agreements will prove the...

21 April 2023
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Transport

Cruising still bruising

The cruise ship sector has one of the biggest debt hangovers from the pandemic – a situation mirrored in slow ECA-backed cruise ship volumes. Cruise cashflow is picking...

21 March 2023
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Transport

Keynote: Bagge on the rising tide for eBL digitalisation at DCSA

Thomas Bagge, CEO of the Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA), spoke to TXF about the ambitious trade digitalisation plans afoot for the container shipping...

15 March 2023

Masdar and Acwa's Stans stampede

The Stans are beginning to look like a renewables double-act for Masdar and ACWA Power, with a host of utility-scale project agreements signed across the region over the...

08 March 2023

Keynote: Futnani on engaging superpowers in MENA and beyond

Manav Futnani, global co-head of export finance and head of Middle East, North Africa and Turkey infrastructure and asset finance at HSBC, talks to TXF about how the...

03 March 2023
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Chemicals/Petrochemicals, Power

Corporate Perspective: thyssenkrupp Uhde’s Bembennek calls ECAs to action on clean energy

TXF spoke with Daniel Bembennek, head of finance for thyssenkrupp Uhde, about the challenges of financing clean ammonia and ‘blue’ hydrogen. Exporters are still missing a...

22 February 2023
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Oil & gas

A sneak peek: Commodity Finance Data Report 2022

Ahead of the release of The Commodity Finance Data Report 2022 to TXF subscribers next week, here is a first look at some of the top takeaways.

14 February 2023

Indonesia’s Suminto on engaging bold plans for energy transition with the help of Islamic finance

Suminto Sastrosuwito, director general of budget financing and risk management at Indonesia’s Ministry of Finance discusses his plans on how Indonesia will finance the...

10 February 2023

Progress within export finance on sustainability, but changes sorely needed on OECD Arrangement

The ICC White Paper update report shows that ECAs and banks have made good progress on the sustainability front, but lack of change to the OECD Arrangement is holding the...

11 January 2023

Janus: Forecasting a bumpy, but manageable, ride

Exporters, banks and insurers are going to be impacted by future uncertainties and driven by past problems. What does 2023 trade and export finance look like from the...

21 December 2022

TXF weekly: Convergence of commodity traders with ECAs and DFIs is a sign of the times

The convergence of the commodity finance sector with that of ECAs and DFI support has been a growing theme of the latter part of this year and is one that is set to stay.