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December
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November
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The Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) is proving to be a highly successful strategic development by the Government of Dubai. Here, the organization explains the wealth of initiatives that have so far been introduced.
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In August, Fortis was the first bank to use the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre's (DMCC) Dubai Gold Receipt (DGR) model. Oliver O'Connell talks to Silvan Doorenspleet, general manager and head of commodities Middle East, Fortis Bank Middle East branch, and Paul Schuilwerve, managing director, global head of Fortis Commodities, about the transaction and the bank's focus in the region.
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October
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For the fifteenth year in a row the Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod) has signed its annual receivables-backed pre-export financing for this year's crop. The new financing had two firsts including the largest amount to date for the borrower, and the lowest pricing. Oliver O'Connell examines the deal.
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The last few months have seen a flurry of superlatives bandied about as ECAs become involved with some of the largest infrastructure expansions ever in sub-Saharan Africa's mining sector. Dickon Harris looks at recent capital equipment financing in the mining, telecoms, and power sectors as governments and banks strive to create the necessary infrastructure for Africa's commodities boom.
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September
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August
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July
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While the West focuses on using fewer resources, the BRIC countries – among others – are sucking in more and more to feed their booming economies. This is driving South-South trade and creating new flows of commodities and capital goods out of and into sub-Saharan Africa. Oliver O'Connell examines Africa's role in South-South trade.
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The annual Ghana Cocobod financing has launched into syndication, and is proving as popular as ever. Yet the so-called 'jewel' of sub-Saharan African trade finance is a rarity in the soft commodities sector. But there are signs that as the more traditional SCF markets tighten, banks will begin to chase deals in new regions.
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The first major financing for a biofuel project in Argentina has closed. Rebecca Spong speaks to sole MLA WestLB about how it structured this landmark deal.
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June
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May
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The rapid growth and consolidation of the natural resources market is provoking a number of banks to change their approach towards financing the industry. New business models are being developed, and the role of SCF financing has been redefined. Rebecca Spong examines the latest developments, assessing whether these new approaches are more than just a marketing ploy.
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The cure for the world's addiction to oil may no longer lie solely with the promotion of biofuels. Doubts are now being raised over the long-term impact of ethanol and biodiesel on both the environment and commodity markets. Rebecca Spong takes a look at the growing debate.
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April
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Ukraine's grain trade has been disrupted by the quota system.
Simon Pirani investigates.
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Ripe with high demand commodities, sub-Saharan Africa offers the chance for some real innovation from structured trade financiers. However, this burgeoning market is crowded, and pricing and risk concerns remain. Oliver O'Connell examines the market's potential for trade.
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March
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KAE Group
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Latina Farms
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Nicaragua Sugar Estates
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Noble Group
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Nastyusha
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Golden Agri Resources Group
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Oliver O'Connell talks to WestLB New York about the recently signed transaction for Brazil's Bahia Pulp. A deal that underlines both the trend for hybrid structures, and the acquisition and development of Latin American companies by Chinese corporates.
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The US Department of Agriculture runs a number of export credit guarantee programmes to support the sale of agricultural produce to foreign markets. Trade Finance asked the department to explain how they work in the real world.
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February
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Despite the rise of populist movements, Latin America – led by Brazil – is becoming more global in scope, with rapidly growing flows of trade both in and out of the region. Oliver O'Connell looks at Latin America's role in global trade and how the region can be expected to enhance its position.
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In 2006, tighter margins, high commodity prices and a string of elections had trade financiers in Latin America scanning the horizon in anticipation that something might shake up the market. In January 2007 that moment seemed to have arrived on the back of a second victory for President Chavez in Venezuela. Or had it? Oliver O'Connell looks at the prospects for trade finance in Venezuela.
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Just five years after Turkey's financial collapse, the country has revamped itself, attracting impressive levels of foreign investment. Amid the frenzy of the country's construction boom, global banks have also been rapidly moving in, acquiring stakes in Turkish banks. Rebecca Spong assesses how this is affecting the banking sector's trade finance operations.
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January
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