Facing the reality of Trump 2.0
The greatest impact of the second Trump administration is likely to be through its application of tariffs on global trade flows. But its impacts on project pipelines and...
The greatest impact of the second Trump administration is likely to be through its application of tariffs on global trade flows. But its impacts on project pipelines and...
Andreas Back, senior manager, financial services, at Finnish energy and marine technology company, Wärtsilä, reflects on ECA-backed projects in the new global macro and...
Commodity traders reaped substantial profits off the back of market volatility in 2022 and 2023. With their war chests armed, they pursued a policy of diversification –...
Türkiye is the rising star of the export finance community as a source of demand and as a home for internationally renowned EPC contractors. A surge in activity has...
TXF spoke with Orsted's Peter Highmore, senior vice president, head of partnerships and M&A and EIFO's Kurt Martin Larsen, managing director for transactions and global...
In February the Berne Union and the ICC convened a meeting of export finance practitioners to discuss the future of sustainability in the industry. The key message? A...
The solid performance of the export finance market in 2024 was mostly driven by the stronger focus on new technologies and the broadening ECA mandate. The news bodes well...
The OECD has ended a Common Line that increased the maximum available cover on export finance deals to 95%. Critics say that ECAs are abandoning developing market...
TXF have wrapped up the major trends in the export finance market in 2024. There's a few to keep an eye on next year too..
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...
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...
EET Fuels is leading the development of a major UK hydrogen cluster around its Stanlow refinery operations. The company has put its decarbonisation plans firmly behind...
ChemOne is approaching financial close for its flagship Malaysia petrochemicals facility after enduring years of pandemic-related strictures. Its journey has taken in a...
As the dust settles on the Athens edition of Global 2024, how should the industry reflect on its progress this year? TXF Intelligence has taken a close look at the data...
The 10th edition of the TXF Amsterdam Global Commodity Finance event has now passed, but what were the biggest talking points? Read on for the latest updates on growth in...
The return of Commodity Trading Week marks a period of sustained calm in the commodities markets – at least in contrast with the volatility of recent years. But how long...
Since the first announcement of a partnership between Euler Hermes and Trafigura in 2022, European ECAs have built steady relationships with commodity traders. Today, as...
The export finance community’s calls for OECD reform are being answered. But amid the news certain ESG-friendly projects can tap longer tenors, there remains scepticism...
While the growth of untied ECA lending provides flexibility for ECAs to compete with non-OECD ECAs, the inconsistent methodologies of this nascent product are a reminder...
Janusz Wladyczak, CEO of KUKE, Poland’s export credit agency, highlights KUKE’s enhanced role in supporting reconstruction in Ukraine as conflict continues, the new tools...
The mood music at the 11th edition of the TXF Amsterdam Global Commodity Finance event was downbeat. Spawned by amplifying tariff concerns, limited debt appetite from corporates and the impact of Basel IV on lenders, there was a multitude of macroeconomic and geopolitical factors setting the sombre tone.