GTR has whittled down a huge number of best deal submissions to under 30 winning transactions.
We hope that the selected deals reflect the diversity of the trade, supply chain and export finance market. The winning list includes transactions closed in various countries including Iraq, Azerbaijan, Angola, Guatemala and Ghana.
We also saw a wide range of sectors supported by the trade and export finance banking industry, including the financing of satellites, car ferries, telecoms equipment, radars, cocoa and cashew nuts, among many others.
Full details of the awards will be written up in the March-April issue of GTR.
The Winners
AsiaCell – ECA-backed financing in Iraq
Azercosmos – Satellite financing in Azerbaijan
Barzan Gas Project – ECA-backed gas project in Qatar
BHP Biliton – Bolero-supported electronic presentation of documents
Bunge – Global trade receivables securitisation programme
China Exim cotton pickers – US Exim-backed agricultural equipment exports
Cotunav – Tunisian car ferry export financing
Eurochem – Pre-export financing in Russia
Export Trading Commodities (ETC) – a multi-country soft commodity financing
Futaihua – Supply chain finance programme
Global warehouse finance programme – IFC-supported trade facilitation scheme
Hispasat – US Exim-backed satellite financing
Huafeng – Hedged Rmb-denominated letter of credit in Angola
Indra Guatemala – Cesce-backed export financing of radars to Guatemala
Kosmos Energy – Reserve-based lending financing in Ghana
Metalloinvest – Pre-export financing in Russia
Metinvest – Pre-export financing in Ukraine
Mong Duong Power – ECA-backed power project in Vietnam
Multigrain – Pre-export financing in Brazil
Noble – CER prepayment financing in China
Olam – Revolving pan-Africa soft commodity financing
Petrobras ECGD – ECA-backed credit line in Brazil
PIL– Sinosure-backed syndicated shipping loan
Reficar – Expansion of refinery in Colombia
RusVinyl PVC Plant – ECA-backed project financing in Russia
Sanral – ECA-backed financing of toll-road equipment
Santos – ECA-backed corporate financing for LNG project in Australia
Ubungo Power project – ECA-backed power project in Tanzania
