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11 March 2019
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Telecoms and Communications

Navigating the digital project corridor

With the European fibre market entering the project financing mainstream, how big can the wider digital infrastructure market get, and what risk mitigants are still...

04 March 2019
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Power, Renewables

Battery storage: Moving beyond Hornsdale

Hybrid renewable and battery storage system projects have been proven bankable following the first non-recourse deal in 2018, and the deal pipeline is expected to grow....

20 February 2019

Russian corporates face up to increased sanctions threat

Commodity producers and other corporates in Russia are closely watching the possibility of increased sanctions being imposed by the US. But while the prospect of these is...

14 February 2019
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Oil & gas

Nord Stream 2 leaves politics in its wake

Despite the intense political debate surrounding the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, the project is moving ahead at great pace. Jonathan Bell examines what all the fuss is...

12 February 2019
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Agri/Soft Commodities, Power

The rise of unsecured debt in Americas commodity finance

Commodity trade finance was conservatively tapped by traders and producers in the Americas last year. According to TXF Data, deal flow totalled $56.07 billion in 2018...

11 February 2019

Bright ideas: DFIs up local currency lending

Development finance institutions (DFIs) are increasing their local currency finance as they look to alleviate borrower's FX risks and manage unsustainable hard currency...

05 February 2019
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Metals and Mining

The risk outlook for African mining

South Africa's President Ramaphosa has an opportunity to demonstrate his anti-corruption credentials ahead of this year’s elections by appointing a new board at the state...

16 January 2019
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Infrastructure, Transport

European transport finance: Funding next year's model

European governments and the private sector face an enormous transport challenge. In addition to demand for greenfield infrastructure, there is a backlog for investment...

19 December 2018
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Infrastructure, Power, Renewables, Waste and water

Winds of change filter in

The recent UN climate change conference COP24 gave us all a stark reality check on where we are in terms of trying to do something to save this planet. It’s a massive...

05 December 2018
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Metals and Mining

Moving ahead in southern Africa

TXF last week held its annual Cape Town Conference on southern African Commodities, Export & Project Financing. Here, Jonathan Bell highlights some of the key takeaways...

04 December 2018

Risky business: Arms imports up in surprising places in Asia

TXF and Coriolis Technologies’ country risk index digs into strategic trends in trade weaponization in Asia. Here, Rebecca Harding, CEO of Coriolis Technologies sees Asia...

27 November 2018

Shop talk: New Citi export head looks to partnerships, not pricing

Soon to make the move to New York from his current base in Dubai, Ahmet Bekçe, the newly appointed head of global export and agency finance origination in Citi’s Trade...

05 November 2018
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Oil & gas

MIDOR: A sovereign solution

A deal of national importance that required a change of law to make it eligible for a sovereign guarantee, the MIDOR Expansion financing came in with solid ECA-backed...

26 October 2018
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Power

Post-Brexit infra investment: Taking the blindfold off

With UK politicians seemingly blindly following the result of the referendum, those at the forefront of infra finance in the country discuss the reality of Brexit and...

17 October 2018

The great crude oil game enters a new chapter

High crude oil prices look set to continue despite efforts to increase production. At the same time, argues Jonathan Bell, we are seeing a greater strategic use of crude....

16 October 2018

Corporate perspective: Avery Dennison mulls US-EMEA cross border pooling strategy

Ramon Tolk, senior director, treasury at specialty packaging company Avery Dennison’s European Treasury Centre in the Netherlands, talks to TXF about cross border pooling...

16 October 2018

Shop talk: Relieving cost and regulatory pressure through private insurance

Against the backdrop of increasing risk awareness and an evolving regulatory landscape – Basel IV and PRA consultations – Marilyn Blattner-Hoyle, head of supply chain and...

11 October 2018

Exporters’ Choice Awards: It's all in the delivery

TXF/Clevis' latest survey of 167 capital equipment exporters shows improved delivery year-on-year from all export finance banks. Credit Agricole is cited as top global...

30 August 2018
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Oil & gas, Power

LNG-to-power: Turning up Bangladesh’s power supply

Bangladesh’s DFI-backed LNG-to-power project financings are the government's answer to depleting domestic gas reserves and fast-growing power needs. But, the integrated...

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

From tech evolution to economic prosperity

Ahead of TXF New York 2018, Patricia Gomes, managing director and head of global trade and receivables finance for North America at HSBC, spoke with TXF about how a...