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13 December 2024

Keynote: Sparking a new chemical reaction at the BU with President Akita

Yuichiro Akita, President of the Berne Union and general manager, international and strategic policy, at Nippon Export and Investment Insurance (NEXI), explains his...

04 November 2024

ECA, DFI and ODA – all under the one Kexim umbrella

It has been a year since Export-Import Bank of Korea (Kexim) set up a development finance operation. Hwang Kiyeon, senior executive director and board member at Kexim,...

19 July 2024

Navigating the market: Insights from the 2023 US Exim Competitiveness Report

US Exim has released its annual competitiveness report, and the story is familiar. While progress has been made in dealmaking since its 2019 reauthorisation, Exim remains...

20 May 2024

Keynote: UKEF’s CEO Reid looks through new lenses for exporters

Tim Reid, CEO of UK Export Finance, discusses the lenses through which the ECA will define the success of its new business plan, which builds on its record as the fourth...

26 March 2024

Keynote: EIFO’s Lundquist on turning professional pessimism into power

The Export and Investment Fund of Denmark (EIFO) has the ‘gift of wind’ which has helped it position itself as a changemaker in renewable energy financing. But it’s not...

20 February 2024
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Infrastructure, Manufacturing & equipment, Power, Renewables, Telecoms and Communications, Transport, Waste and water

Corporate perspectives: Patience is a virtue for Elecnor's Perez

It’s still positive, and the benefits of the changes in the OECD Arrangement are already showing, says Angela Perez, head of structured finance at Spanish infrastructure...

15 January 2024

Take the Global Export Finance Survey 2024 now!

TXF's industry leading Global Export Finance Survey garners market sentiment from hundreds of banks, ECAs and corporates to establish a barometer to benchmark trends in...

02 November 2023

How do carbon markets work? Part 2

As with any type of valuable asset, owners of emission allowances and voluntary carbon credits may wish to use them to obtain finance. This asset class is increasingly...

18 October 2023
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Metals and Mining

Future facing commodities: Lithium

The lithium industry is facing new challenges as prices tumble from the highs of 2022. More sources of supply are coming online to meet anticipated demand but a lack of...

22 September 2023
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Oil & gas

Why 2023 DFIs are not 2012 DFIs

A new study of World Bank trade finance activity glosses over ten years of market evolution.

21 July 2023
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Transport

Keynote: Finnvera’s Heikkilä cautions on the risks of longer tenor ECA funding

Don’t spoil the party? Pauli Heikkilä, CEO of Finnvera, warns against any race to the bottom if ECAs start to issue longer tenor funds using balloon structures under the...

14 July 2023

Keynote: Adjusting to the new trade dynamics with KUKE’s Wladyczak

Janusz Wladyczak, CEO of KUKE, Poland’s export credit agency, discusses KUKE’s role in helping exporters pivot to new markets amid the conflict on its borders, its hopes...

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...

16 May 2023
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Metals and Mining

Alternative financing for mining: feast or famine?

The mining industry is suffering after a decade of underinvestment. Macroeconomic pressures have further reduced a pool of money that was already limited. These issues...

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...

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.

15 February 2023
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Renewables

Yunlin: A Taiwanese offshore wind restructuring

Delays and project cost overruns from the pandemic have meant lenders and sponsors of the Yunlin offshore wind farm in Taiwan are scrambling to remedy the project’s...

13 February 2023

Sullivan: Compliance and Regulatory Update

Mark Norris provides a compliance and regulatory update looking at the sanctions regime in light of the on-going Ukraine crisis: the Economic Crime Bill, the UK’s...

08 February 2023

On patchworks and bottlenecks: Will new Green Export Credit Guarantees help ECA climate financing?

EKN’s Green Export Credit Guarantee to support exports that contribute to climate change mitigation is something new. Will Sweden’s ECA’s new product be a template, and...

04 November 2022

Implications for commodity trade sector as UniCredit loses $37m claim against Glencore in Singapore

A landmark decision in the recent Singaporean court case UniCredit vs Glencore is likely to see banks tighten financing for commodity traders and insurers insisting on...