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The TXF 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, plus special interviews with industry experts!
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Thursday Jan 03, 2019
Thursday Jan 03, 2019
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:
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The deadline for bidding for Bulgaria’s Sofia Airport concession has once again been extended, to the beginning of next month
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Vinci has bought a 50.01% stake in Gatwick airport for £2.9bn
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China is back in the market for US soybeans after taking a holiday break as Washington and Beijing plan more trade discussions
- The former bosses of Carillion have been grilled by government investigators 11 months after the construction giant collapsed carrying nearly £7 billion in debt
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Wednesday Jan 02, 2019
Wednesday Jan 02, 2019
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:
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State-run Bahrain Petroleum Company (Bapco) is expected to reach financial close on a $4 billion ECA-backed loan by the end of this month to finance the expansion of the Sitra oil refinery.
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Adelaide airport has taken out a A$50m sustainability-linked loan from ANZ.
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Kernel Holdings is set to sign a one-year extension on its existing 2.5-year $100 million pre-export facility dedicated to its grains business.
- Afreximbank has signed an agreement with the African Guarantee Fund for a $30 million re-guarantee facility to support African SMEs.
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Friday Dec 21, 2018
Friday Dec 21, 2018
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:
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Vinci has secured €1 billion ($1.14 billion) in financing for the privatisation of Belgrade’s Nikola Tesla Airport.
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Market rumours have revealed IIG Trade Finance’s fund is having troubles with a number of redemptions. However, it is unclear to what extent the consequences will be, and whether the fund will face liquidation.
- Angola’s state-owned oil company Sonangol Finance has agreed a $1bn syndicated receivables purchase agreement facility
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Thursday Dec 20, 2018
Thursday Dec 20, 2018
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 new US development finance agency International Development Finance Corporation (IDFC) — which could eventually incorporate US Exim — will see the US try to take on the Chinese development banks at their own game
- Constructors have been named for the Morandi bridge rebuild in Italy
- Commodity trader Noble Group has completed its drawn out $3.5 billion debt restructuring to emerge as a smaller, unlisted Asia-focused coal-trading business
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Wednesday Dec 19, 2018
Wednesday Dec 19, 2018
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:
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UK-based developer Highview Power thinks that renewables’ increased share of generation will make its liquid air storage technology increasingly attractive. But TXF's project finance editor Tom Nelthrope claims long-term debt will be vital to rolling it out.
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Russian Copper Company signed a $250 million pre-export finance (PXF) facility on 14 December to refinance its existing five-year $250 million PXF from February this year.
- Glencore-controlled Katanga Mining has agreed to pay more than $22 million to settle Canadian allegations of inadequate historical disclosures of its finances and activities in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Tuesday Dec 18, 2018
Tuesday Dec 18, 2018
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:
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TXF spoke with Charles Xu, managing director of commercial finance & capital markets at GE China, to discuss the benefits of directly sourcing Chinese financings in a global power market with only a handful of major players
- Russia’s Lukoil is set to invest $101m in its Romanian refinery by 2021
- Petrobras Oil and Gas (POG) closed a six-year $1.8 billion reserve-based lending facility (RBL) on 6 December to refinance an existing $1.24bn RBL
- Brazil's BNDES has chosen Ethereum's blockchain to launch a new pilot for their BNDES token
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Monday Dec 17, 2018
Monday Dec 17, 2018
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:
- TXF’s Eavie Burnett speaks to Pedro Novo about his promotion to Bpifrance's new Executive Department for Export and how this will encourage local entrepreneurship.
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MET Group, a Switzerland-based energy trader, has launched a one-year €700 million ($794 million) revolving credit facility (RCF).
- Federal prosecutors in Brazil have filed corruption charges against two former executives from commodities multinational Trafigura, a former executive at Petrobras and a middleman, over $1.5 million allegedly paid in bribes for oil trading operations.
- The EBRD has agreed a $75m trade finance line to Lebanon's BLOM Bank,
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Friday Dec 14, 2018
Friday Dec 14, 2018
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:
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TXF spoke with Juliette Macresy, head of Greater China and South-East Asia for ESG research and ratings firm Vigeo Eiris, to discuss tracking green loan proceeds against green projects as regulators try to move the market towards mandatory ESG reporting.
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Three banks have been mandated by Orsted to raise corporate financing for the partial funding of its 2.4GWs of offshore wind capacity being developed at four sites off the Changhua coast of Taiwan.
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Shinhan Capital is rumoured to be redeeming its investment in several trade finance funds while BAF Capital has closed down one of its trade financing funds after a number of redemptions.
- The Hartford has announced the launch of its new credit and political risk insurance (CPRI) products, designed to help corporations, financial institutions and private equity firms with international exposures manage their credit and political risks
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Wednesday Dec 12, 2018
Wednesday Dec 12, 2018
In today's daily round-up of export, trade and commodity finance news, Max Thompson covers the latest stories and trends across the market.
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Tuesday Dec 11, 2018
Tuesday Dec 11, 2018
In today's round-up of export, trade and commodity finance news, TXF's senior reporter Max Thompson covers the latest stories and trends across the market:
- TXF spoke with Euler Hermes’ head of underwriting, Thomas Baum, to discuss how the German ECA’s new digitalised ‘click and cover’ platform is streamlining access to export finance for SMEs.
- Dianchi Water has sounded out banks for its debut offshore loan
- Commodity trader Trafigura has reported its lowest annual net profit in eight years
- AXA XL's reinsurance business has announced the appointment of Etienne Champion as head of underwriting for Asia and International Reinsurance