Sri Lanka has accepted a $1 billion, eight-year China Development Bank syndicated loan to repay loans maturing this year. The bank was chosen from among four bidding for the loan. The effective rate of return is around 5.3%. The loan has a three-year grace period. The government is also...
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...
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 on the financing agenda.
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 looking to originate more business to make up for reduced appetite among the largest traders?
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?
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