TXF Podcast

Prices and planting in the world of soft commodities: TXF speaks to Kona Haque

The TXF Global Commodity Finance and Sustainable Natural Resources event is set to kick off in Amsterdam on 23 May. In a special pre-event podcast, TXF reporter Ralph Ivey speaks to Kona Haque, Head of Research at ED&F Man, about volatile trading conditions and the changing face of production in the soft commodities markets.

Further details on Moray West offshore wind emerge; BNP Paribas to end new oil & gas field financing; Sponsors of Kazakh wind project approach DFIs for support

In today's daily round-up of export, trade and commodity finance news, TXF's Ralph Ivey covers the latest stories and trends across the market:

• Further details emerge on Scotland's £2 billion Moray West offshore wind farm, including details of ECA support

• BNP Paribas announces plans to end financing for new oil & gas field developments ahead of its annual shareholder meeting

• Sponsors of Kazakhstan's 100MW Shokpar wind project approach development finance institutions to fund the scheme

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Pertamina approaches financial close for $3bn Balikpapan deal; Newcrest set to accept Newmont takeover proposal; Euler Hermes supports Angola hydro-electric facility

In today's daily round-up of export, trade and commodity finance news, TXF's Ralph Ivey covers the latest stories and trends across the market:

• Newcrest Mining is set to accept a $19.5 billion takeover proposal from Newmont

• Euler Hermes offers support for Angola's Caculo-Cabaca hydro-electric facility

• Pertamina approaches financial close for $3 billion Balikpapan refinery deal despite rumours that US Exim will withdraw support

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Port Arthur LNG syndication finalised; STX secures €150mn environmental borrowing base; US Exim mulls support for Polish reactors

In today's daily round-up of export, trade and commodity finance news, TXF's Ralph Ivey covers the latest stories and trends across the market:

• The Port Arthur LNG project finalises the bank syndication for its first phase

• STX secures €150 million borrowing base with environmental commodities as collateral

• US Exim and DFC mull $4 billion package for small modular reactors in Poland

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OECD announces landmark reform; Noirmoutier windfarm reaches financial close; Glencore updates Teck bid

In today's daily round-up of export, trade and commodity finance news, TXF's Ralph Ivey covers the latest stories and trends across the market:

• The OECD announces landmark reforms to its Arrangement on Export Credits

• Financial close has arrived for the Noirmoutier windfarm project with a €2.2 billion deal supported by JBIC and Bpifrance

• Glencore revises its offer for Teck Resources as CEO Gary Nagle attempts to drum up support

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ESG, Aid ’n’ Trade

On this episode we talk about ESG, the purpose of trade and the relationship with aid.

TXF's CEO, Dan Sheriff, is joined by:

Rebecca Harding, Rebeccanomics
Gabriel Buck, GKB Ventures
Chris Mitman, Investec and Acre Impact Capital

Saudi Aramco to build new refinery; US - Japan trade deal announced; the TXF perspective on Credit Suisse

In today's daily round-up of export, trade and commodity finance news, TXF's Ralph Ivey covers the latest stories and trends across the market:

• Saudi Aramco has agreed a deal with Chinese partners to build a $12.2 billion oil refinery and petrochemical project in northeast China

• The US and Japan have sealed a trade deal on electric vehicle battery minerals that will strengthen their battery supply chains and grant Japanese automakers wider access to US EV tax credits

• TXF Intelligence takes a look at the data on Credit Suisse and UBS activity in export and commodity finance since 2018

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Mandates with destiny - Does export finance need a bigger bucket?

Where do ECA mandates these days start and finish, in a world where ECAs - since the financial crisis and COVID - have been asked to step up in more ways. How can you keep a rules-based approach, and where do ECAs stop and other institutions, such as development banks and other government departments start?

For this episode on ECA mandates, Dan Sheriff is joined by:

Rebecca Harding, Rebeccanomics

Gabriel Buck, GKB Ventures

Chris Mitman, Investec and Acre Impact Capital

 

Ain’t no way to delay that trouble coming every day - Export finance and geopolitics

Prior to the banking crisis, our guests discuss geopolitics - an issue that influences the very fabric of export finance. Geopolitics have a massive impact on what governments are up to, what business is able to do and ultimately, what export finance is able to do and how it can potentially either help certain situations.

Guests:
Rebecca Harding, Rebeccanomics
Gabriel Buck, GKB Ventures
Chris Mitman, Investec and Acre Impact Capital

Balikpapan refinery expansion financing to sign imminently; Lotte Group close to financing for Indonesia petchem project; INEOS’ Project One pulls in 20-plus lenders

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:

• Indonesian energy firm Pertamina is expected to sign an ECA-backed debt package to finance the expansion of its Balikpapan refinery in Borneo Island this month

• Lotte Group is expected to sign a $2.4 billion ECA-backed deal for a petrochemicals plant in Indonesia later this month

• INEOS Olefins Belgium has closed on the partially ECA-backed debt facilities for its €4 billion Project One greenfield olefins complex in Antwerp.

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