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20 October 2017

Colombian infrastructure: Bridging the bankability gap

Colombia’s $70 billion infrastructure programme has hit a few bankability hurdles in the past year. But the government has reacted proactively and is generating...

13 October 2017
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Power

Power politics

With construction of Bangladesh’s Maitree power project well underway despite Unesco objections, developers are now awaiting the Bangladesh government’s Strategic...

13 October 2017

CGIF: Nurturing greenfield project bonds

Construction risk has long been an impediment for the use of project bonds to finance greenfield infrastructure projects. The Credit Guarantee and Investment Facility...

12 October 2017

Trade funds: Know your potential investor base

Robert Kowit, senior vice-president and product specialist at Federated Investors, is finding investor appetite for trade finance assets from some unexpected quarters.

21 September 2017
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Oil & gas

KazMunaiGas: Ramping up the prepays

After years of delays and uncertainty Kazakhstan’s Kashagan oil field is ramping up production. State-owned oil company KazMunaiGas is locking in larger and longer...

01 September 2017

Getting comfortable: HSBC’s blockchain evolution

Vivek Ramachandran, HSBC commercial banking’s global head of growth and innovation, outlines the bank’s developments and goals within the blockchain trade tech space.

25 July 2017
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Power

How will Indonesia’s new decrees impact PLN’s IPP concessions?

Four presidential decrees rifled Indonesia’s private power market this year as PLN was given more powers over developers when awarding IPP concessions. While there is...

11 July 2017

Sugar reshuffle: Traders set to profit from EU quota change

In anticipation of changes to the EU’s sugar production quota in October, European sugar producers and refiners are gearing up for a more competitive market place....

26 June 2017

Re-landscaping the park: Dubai solar goes shariah-compliant

Sponsors of the 800MW third phase of the Dubai solar park closed a $700 million soft mini-perm earlier this month - the largest Middle East solar deal to date to go...

13 June 2017

Australia's IFU: A bright spark - but what kind?

Despite a growing deficit and the announcement of a $55 billion infrastructure budget for the next 10 years, the Australian government is adopting the CEFC template and...

09 June 2017

Africa and infrastructure key to export and project industry's future growth

Attendees at TXF’s Global Borrowers’ Summit in Venice have had their say on the current export and project finance industry, highlighting the changes needed to ensure...

05 June 2017

Jackpot seven: KNPC cleans up with ECA backing

With backing from seven ECA’s and 11 commercial banks, KNPC's $6.25 billion Clean Fuels project financing is setting a new benchmark for inter-creditor complexity.

02 June 2017

Size matters: Agri traders set for consolidation

The news that Glencore and Bunge have held informal talks about a ‘possible consensual business combination’ is the latest signal that the pace of consolidation in...

11 May 2017

Latin American oil and gas: A Pemexican standoff?

Pemex kicked off 2017 with a record-breaking eurobond and the announcement of a halving of losses in 2016. The debt-ridden oil producer has even put in place an...

05 May 2017

The cost of power: Bangladesh’s Maitree project exposes India Exim’s appetite

India Exim has extended a $1.6 billion loan to the Bangladesh India Friendship Power Company for the $2 billion 2x600MW coal-fired super critical Maitree power project in...

04 May 2017

Perfect 10 Angola LNG: Cash in a challenging climate - a TXF commodity finance Deal of the Year

Despite Angola and most of Angola LNG’s sponsors being downgraded during negotiation of a five-year $1.79 billion loan, the structured medium term corporate borrowing...

21 April 2017

Out of kilter: Non-bank SCF providers need revenue growth

Supply chain finance pure-play providers' use of traditional fee models is causing revenue to be far smaller than increases in new business volumes would suggest. Should...

27 February 2017

Continuity and change in credit and political risk insurance

Jonathan Bell talks with Anthony Palmer about his 41 years in the credit and political risk insurance (CPRI) market, the key events that have shaped its development, and...

10 February 2017

Ramu 2 hydro winners out to debt market

A Chinese joint venture has won the Ramu 2 hydro project in Papua New Guinea and is in the market for a major project financing.

23 December 2016

The age of uncertainty: Trade wars and laws in 2017

Forecasts for trade since the financial crisis have been steady. Now, political anxiety and regulatory tightening casts a huge shadow of ambiguity over the trade outlook...