Yuichiro Akita, President of the Berne Union and general manager, international and strategic policy, at Nippon Export and Investment Insurance (NEXI), explains his...
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The TXF Dealmakers Assembly landed in Vienna for two days of networking constructive debate. Amid increased competition from non-OECD financiers, ECAs are being pushed to...
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Does TXF’s export finance data show that ECAs are less focused on oil & gas in their support for African investment? Yes, if one BIG outlier is removed.
Exile Group is devastated to announce the death of our editor, Sean Keating.
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Lila Granda talks strategy in her first interview since her appointment as head of political risk & credit, and Vantage Risk Companies’ admission to Berne Union as full...
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STX Group has closed a repeat of its pioneering 2023 environmental commodities borrowing base deal – and it is bigger, bolder and has more banks. How did the trader...
Tobias Behringer, head of finance advisory, Siemens Financial Services, discusses his role in the transformed Siemens organisation as part of the connective tissue for...
TXF spoke with Chris Mitman, a partner at Acre Capital to find out how the fund is threading impact dollars into export finance deals, as it garners growing interest from...
Untied ECA lending has surpassed tied business volumes in three regions in the first half of this year. But what does this mean for exporters and banks?
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Mairead Lavery at EDC is coming to the end of her term as CEO. She discusses changes in her philosophy, the need for reform of Common Approaches, and creating a robust...
TXF spoke with Dr Ratnakar Adhikari, the executive secretariat for the enhanced integrated framework at the WTO to outline its support of digital transformation, climate...
Africa pays a premium for its debt that in many instances it should not. Why the onerous debt costs? And what can be done about it without major systemic change?
New asset classes are emerging as ECAs get smarter in how they extend to support, from EV gigafactories to mining deals. And developing markets are slowly becoming higher...
TXF’s H1 2024 Commodity Finance Data Report brings some positive news for the industry. While headline volumes have fallen, the total number of deals is up – are lenders...
The Cedar LNG project forms part of a burgeoning pipeline of Canadian LNG projects looking to take advantage of strong demand for LNG imports from several Asian markets....
Yuichiro Akita, President of the Berne Union and general manager, international and strategic policy, at Nippon Export and Investment Insurance (NEXI), explains his vision for his ‘STRIDE’ plan for the BU, including his desire to amplify regional voices.
Every article should have a call to action in the 'standfirst'. It's particularly tough to do that on an obituary for a much loved friend and colleague. Thanks to all those who joined us at Sean's alma mater London watering hole, the Cockpit, to raise a glass in his memory. For those who missed it, please do continue to read about him.
The latest Angolan Ministry of Finance ECA-backed loan to sign to fund the construction of an airport marks the country's ninth such sovereign deal this year, with Angola now accounting for nearly half of Africa's total deal volume.
Yuichiro Akita, President of the Berne Union and general manager, international and strategic policy, at Nippon Export and Investment Insurance (NEXI), explains his vision for his ‘STRIDE’ plan for the BU, including his desire to amplify regional voices.
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