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The TXF Daily podcast brings you latest export, trade and commodity finance updates from across the globe. Listen to our 5 minute round-up of the biggest issues and breaking news from your industry
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US Exim urges Biden to neutralize Chinese export subsidies; Rabobank narrows commodity trade finance presence; UK to require companies to pay SMEs In 30 days
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In today's daily round-up of export, trade and commodity finance news, TXF's Max Thompson covers the latest stories and trends across the market: Kimberly Reed, head of the Export-Import Bank of the United States, has urged the Joe Biden administration to keep pushing to neutralize Chinese export subsidies and help US companies compete Netherlands-…
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US Exim approves two aviation deals; Metalloinvest appoints new directors of mining and steel; and Citi promotes Khaliq to head of trade and treasury solutions
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In today's daily round-up of export, trade and commodity finance news, TXF's Max Thompson covers the latest stories and trends across the market: The Export-Import Bank of the United States has approved two transactions in the aviation sector, amounting to a total of $125 million in financing Metalloinvest has appointed Rinat Ismagilov as Director …
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ADB: Developing Asia to contract 0.4% in 2020, grow by 6.8% in 2021; Trafigura has bought out founder's family stake in full; Trade finance being exploited for laundering and terrorism, says report
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In today's daily round-up of export, trade and commodity finance news, TXF's Max Thompson covers the latest stories and trends across the market: Economic activity in developing Asia is forecast to contract by 0.4% this year, before picking up to 6.8% in 2021 as the region moves toward recovery from the effects of the coronavirus disease, according…
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US Ex-Im sign export MoU with Poland's BGK; Vitol agrees to buy four combined cycle gas turbines from Drax; Afreximbank expands Trade Finance Intermediary Initiative
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In today's daily round-up of export, trade and commodity finance news, TXF's Max Thompson covers the latest stories and trends across the market: US Ex-Im has signed a memorandum of understanding with Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego - Poland’s official export credit provider and official state development bank Energy trader Vitol has agreed to buy four…
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Foley Hoag hires trade, export specialist Luciano Racco; BAFT ranks blockchain trade finance network popularity; Thunes to help UK-based Paydek widen global scope, payment options
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In today's daily round-up of export, trade and commodity finance news, TXF's Max Thompson covers the latest stories and trends across the market: Trade and export specialist Luciano Racco has joined Foley Hoag as counsel and co-chair of its Trade Sanctions & Export Control practice Brenda Berlin has resigned as acting CEO of London- and Johannesbur…
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Orsted handed Danish tax bill for UK wind farms; Deutsche Bank aims to grow commodity trade finance business amid peers' retreat; SWIFT enables instant 24/7 cross-border payments
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In today's daily round-up of export, trade and commodity finance news, TXF's Max Thompson covers the latest stories and trends across the market: Orsted has been handed a bill by the Danish Tax Authority for DKK5.1 billion ($825 million) plus DKK1.5 billion of interest for the full future value of the two wind farm As European lenders retreat from …
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Masdar and Tribe target Australian EfW projects; Gazprom swings to net loss of $3.3bn in Q3 on weak rouble; Emirates NBD debuts businessONLINE trade finance platform
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In today's daily round-up of export, trade and commodity finance news, TXF's Max Thompson covers the latest stories and trends across the market: Masdar and Tribe Infrastructure Group will establish up a joint venture to pursue energy-from-waste (EfW) projects in Australia Russian gas giant Gazprom incurred a loss of RUB251.3 billion ($3.3 billion)…
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Afreximbank unveils Fund for Export-Development in Africa; Mercuria closes $1.7bn secured RCF; The Hartford names David Robinson as Head of International Financial Lines
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In today's daily round-up of export, trade and commodity finance news, TXF's Max Thompson covers the latest stories and trends across the market: The African Export-Import Bank and Rwanda have signed a deal on the establishment of the Fund for Export-Development in Africa (FEDA), a development-oriented subsidiary of Afreximbank. Mercuria has closed…
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Glencore secures approval for McArthur River mine expansion in Australia; Trafigura and DRC’s EGC sign cobalt offtake agreement; AXA XL appoints Nicola Harris as Head of Energy, UK and Lloyd's market
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In today's daily round-up of export, trade and commodity finance news, TXF's Max Thompson covers the latest stories and trends across the market: Glencore’s major expansion plan for the McArthur River zinc mine has been approved by the state government of Northern Territory in Australia The Democratic Republic of the Congo's Entreprise Générale du …
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France to rein in export guarantees for oil and gas industry; Louis-Dreyfus sells stake in LDC to Abu Dhabi fund; G20 urged to leverage trade finance to power global recovery
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In today's daily round-up of export, trade and commodity finance news, TXF's Max Thompson covers the latest stories and trends across the market: France proposes to stop providing state export guarantees to projects involving dirty forms of oil such as shale from next year, followed by all types of oil from 2025 and gas from 2035 Billionaire Margar…
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Africa: Export finance, PRI and life after Covid
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In a wide ranging discussion, TXF is joined by Melanie Lawrence of Afreximbank, Gabriel Buck of GKB Ventures and Chris Mitman of Investec to discuss challenges faced in providing export finance to Africa. The discussion focusses on current and future books for commercial banks, the retraction of the private insurance sector and the issues caused, l…
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Shop talk: Bpifrance on upping ECA cover amid pandemic
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Having only started his new role two months ago in the midst of a global pandemic, Arnaud Floris, head of West, Central and North Africa at Bpifrance has been busy. Floris speaks to TXF to discuss the French ECA's response to the pandemic on the continent.By TXF
TXF is joined by Gabby Buck to discuss the impact that Covid-19 is having and will have on export finance. Whilst acknowledging this is a very different environment for everyone, we draw on experiences from the financial crisis, and discuss what ECAs will do to ease pain now, and re-build the global economy in the years to come. ECAs will also need…
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Keynote: US Exim’s Renna on when the rubber hits the road
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Stephen Renna, chief banking officer at Export-Import Bank of the US talks to TXF about US Exim’s response to Covid-19 as it hits the ground running following full reauthorisation. How is US Exim filling the gaps left by the private capital market in both guarantees, working capital support and SCF? What about cooperation with other ECAs when the h…
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Keynote: ADB’s Beck on supercharging trade finance as a crisis response vehicle
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Steven Beck, head of trade and supply chain finance at ADB talks to TXF from lockdown Manila about how ADB is supercharging its existing trade finance programs to keep trade flowing amid Covid-19 and how both the digitisation and sustainability agenda will be maximised.By TXF
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Keynote: Pedal still to the metal on sustainability for France’s MoF
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Gabriel Cumenge, deputy secretary of the French Ministry of Finance, DG Tresor tells TXF the importance of ECAs continuing their roles as the shock absorbers of global trade and driving the sustainability agenda through the current crisis.By TXF
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Podcast: BPL Global on the impact of Covid-19 on CPRI
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TXF spoke with James Esdaile, managing director at BPL Global, to discuss the significant exposure private insurers have to short-term trade credit and supply chain finance risk amid the Covid-19 crisis, as ECAs re-enter the private market as concerns grow over the sector being under strain. Will the pandemic change the dynamic of the CPRI market? …
TXF’s ‘in viro veritas’ series looks at the effects of the Coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic on trade and export finance. The first in the series was an early stage call to action, the second showed ECAs picking up their activities and this, the third, looks at more a coordinated response from institutions.…
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ECAs characters in action: In viro veritas 2
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There’s been a lot of activity behind the scenes at ECAs amid the abrupt systemic shock of coronavirus. Some have been faster, and some more transparent communicators, than others. Is it a judge of character? TXF looks at the degrees of action in the market and applauds those taking steps to help SMEs and smaller businesses. After all, it’s the sec…
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Coronavirus and global trade: In viro veritas?
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In the first episode of TXF's "In viro veritas?" series, Katharine Morton says the new coronavirus, Covid-19, is shining a light on just how connected global trade is to the world’s second largest economy. TXF takes a look at how China will officially support its trade and we ask whether global ECAs need to be taking note. ‘Think Global, Act Local’…
