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Tuesday Jan 19, 2021
Tuesday Jan 19, 2021
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-based Rabobank has joined the club of lenders backing off from commodity trade finance, in what may tighten access to credit for the bunker industry
The UK government is looking to crack down on companies that take too long to pay suppliers, according to a report from the Financial Times
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Thursday Jan 14, 2021
Thursday Jan 14, 2021
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 of the Mining Division, and Alexey Kushnarev as Director of the Steel Division
Citi has promoted Shahmir Khaliq to head of treasury and trade solutions from his most recent role of running operations and technology for trade and treasury, effective immediately.
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Wednesday Dec 16, 2020
Wednesday Dec 16, 2020
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 to research by the Asian Development Bank
Commodities trader Trafigura has fully bought out the family stake of its late founder Claude Dauphin after record earnings in 2020
The interconnected supply chains of global trade networks are being exploited to launder the proceeds of crime or finance terrorism, according to research by Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and Egmont Group
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Tuesday Dec 15, 2020
Tuesday Dec 15, 2020
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 combined cycle gas turbines in Britain from Drax Smart Generation, pushing its total CCGT capacity to 3.3GW
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has increased the number of its Trade Finance Intermediaries to more than 65 in 30 African countries during 2020
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Tuesday Dec 08, 2020
Tuesday Dec 08, 2020
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 Johannesburg-listed coal development firm MC Mining
The Bankers Association for Finance and Trade (BAFT) has shared the results of a trade technology survey ranking blockchain trade finance network popularity
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Thursday Dec 03, 2020
Thursday Dec 03, 2020
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 commodity trade finance, Deutsche Bank is looking to grow its business in the sector, according to Daniel Schmand, the bank's global head of trade finance and lending
SWIFT has announced the activation of the world’s first live gpi Instant connection
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Monday Nov 30, 2020
Monday Nov 30, 2020
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) in the third quarter, down from a net profit of RUB211.8 billion in the same three months of 2019 due to the weak rouble
Digital banking firm Emirates National Bank Dubai (Emirates NBD) has rolled out its new businessONLINE platform, a new omnichannel platform for small businesses
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Wednesday Nov 25, 2020
Wednesday Nov 25, 2020
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 its $1.7 billion one-year senior secured borrowing base revolving credit facility
The Hartford has appointed David Robinson as head of international financial lines within The Hartford International business
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