TXF Podcast

Adani Green Energy seals deal with Inox Wind for Indian wind project and Polymetal agrees $500m loan to Sberbank

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:

• Adani Green Energy has closed a transaction with Inox Wind and will become a strategic investor in a 50MW wind power project won in a Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) wind tender

• Russian gold miner Polymetal has agreed a ten-year fixed rate loan of $500 million with Sberbank

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Neptune Energy to acquire UK and Norwegian upstream assets, MineHub launches supply chain blockchain platform, and Total partners with Adani

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:

• Neptune Energy has agreed to acquire the UK and Norwegian upstream assets of Edison Exploration & Production from Energean Oil and Gas for a cash payment of $250 million and a contingent payment of up to $30 million.

• MineHub has launched its supply chain blockchain platform for the mining and metals industry
• Global energy player Total will partner with Indian major Adani to develop the Indian natural gas market

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Wind Estate eyes offshore wind farms in Denmark, Trafigura, First Bank of Nigeria and Africa Finance Corporation to back Mutoshi mine in Congo, and UniCredit appoints new head of cash management

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:

• Wind Estate A/S has submitted applications for three proposed offshore wind farms totalling 1.8GW of capacity to the Danish Energy Agency (DEA)

• Trafigura, First Bank of Nigeria and Africa Finance Corporation are financing a $450 million 1600 tpy processing plant project at the Mutoshi copper and cobalt mine in the Congo
• UniCredit has appointed Raphael Barisaac and Emmanuel De Resseguier as global co-heads of cash management

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EPCs in for Mozambique Rovuma LNG Phase 1, Nordgold raises $400 million Eurobond and Ripple and Finastra team up to boost cross-border payments

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:

• Fluor, JGC Corp and TechnipFMC consortium JFT has been awarded an EPC contract by Mozambique Rovuma Venture S.p.A. (MRV) for its Mozambique Rovuma LNG Phase 1 Project in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique with an immediate release of a limited notice-to-proceed

• Nordgold Group has raised $400 million in the international capital markets in a five-year Eurobond issue
• Ripple and Finastra have teamed up to offer Ripple’s blockchain technology through Finastra’s payments solutions to support fast cross-border payments

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EBRD agrees trade loan to Ukrainian bank, Neptune Energy appoints new VP and new bidding date for Malaya coal-fired plant

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:

• Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management (PSLAM) has set a new bidding date for the sale of the 650MW Malaya coal-fired power plant

• Independent exploration and production company Neptune Energy has appointed Pete Jones as VP of Operations for Europe

• The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has agreed a €20 million facility under its Trade Facilitation Programme to the Ukraine's PRAVEX BANK.

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Fieldfisher appoints Stockley as co-head of oil and gas, Trafigura closes RCF and SWIFT and HSBC define JSON for APIs

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:

• Fieldfisher has hired Paul Stockley as its new co-head of oil and gas

• Trafigura Pte has closed a new syndicated revolving credit facility and term loan facilities at $1.5 billion-equivalent
• SWIFT and HSBC are joining forces to define a common industry standard JSON for APIs

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Metinvest places dual-tranche bond and FCA says Facebook's Libra could render payments institution redundant

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:

• Ukraine-headquartered Metinvest has placed ten-year $500 million eurobonds at 7.95% per annum and five-year €300 million eurobonds at 5.75% per annum

• The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) thinks Facebook’s Libra will lead to financial exploitation and consequently makes key payments institutions redundant

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Markel International sells insurance operations in Brazil, Anaconda Mining says president to step down, and Tradeshift-Monerium settles world's first invoice with smart contracts and e-money

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:

• Markel International, the specialist insurer, has sold its insurance operations in Brazil to its existing executive team

• Anaconda Mining has announced that Dustin Angelo will be stepping down from the position of President and from the board of directors

• Tradeshift, a supply chain payments firm, and Monerium, a provider of licensed e-money for blockchains, claim to have settled the world's first invoice with smart contracts and e-money.

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BNDES faces billions in losses from loans to Odebrecht, Trans-Oils receives $150m from DFIs and banks, and financial leaders launch Trade Club Alliance

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:

• Brazilian state-run development bank BNDES is facing losses of up to BRL14.6 billion reais ($3.5 billion) from loans made to conglomerate Odebrecht, which has been in bankruptcy protection since June

• Moldovan agricultural firm Trans-Oil has received a $150 million financing package from three development banks and six commercial lenders

• Financial leaders from banks around the world have launched the Trade Club Alliance to help businesses bolster global trade

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Total acquires Anadarko's interest in Mozambique LNG project, Rio Tinto cancels plans for Canadian iron ore sale or IPO, and Ripple expands into new geographies

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:

• French oil major Total has completed the acquisition of Anadarko’s APC.N 26.5% stake in Mozambique’s liquefied natural gas project for $3.9 billion

• Anglo-Australian miner Rio Tinto has cancelled plans for the sale or floatation of its Canadian iron ore business after unsuccessful attempts to find buyers

• Ripple is expanding its engineering team and moving into a new geography with the acquisition of Iceland-based crypto trading firm Algrim

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