​Historic jump in the number of firms in critical financial distress. The latest "Red Flag Alert" report from Begbies Traynor reveals "a worrying" 50.2% surge in the number of businesses in the UK entering 'critical' financial distress in the final quarter of 2024. Of the twenty-two sectors covered by Red Flag Alert, twenty-one saw a noticeable increase quarter-on-quarter in the number of businesses in 'critical' financial distress. The growth in distress was particularly concerning in consumer-facing sectors, with Hotels and Accommodation (+83.63%), Leisure and Cultural Activities (+76.46%), General Retailers (+47.6%), and Food and drug Retailers (+37.4%) all increasing significantly. In key bellwether sectors, there has also been worrying growth in 'critical' financial distress, with the Construction (+58.0%) and Real Estate & Property Services (+63.4%) sectors now representing nearly 30% of all the businesses in 'critical' financial distress. To read Begbies Traynor's news release, go to https://www.begbies-traynorgroup.com/news/business-health-statistics/historic-jump-in-the-number-of-firms-in-critical-financial-distress.​​

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One in five UK-listed companies issued a profit warning in 2024. EY-Parthenon's latest Profit Warnings report found that one in five (19%) UK-listed companies issued a profit warning in 2024, the third highest annual proportion in twenty-five years, behind only the 2020 pandemic (35%) and the impact of the dot-com bubble burst and 9/11 in 2001 (23%). EY-Parthenon's report found that UK-listed companies issued 274 profit warnings last year – including 71 in Q4 – down slightly from the 294 issued during 2023. The leading factor behind profit warnings in 2024 was contract and order cancellations or delays, cited in 34% of warnings, including 39% in Q4 – the highest quarterly percentage for this reason in more than fifteen years. Increasing costs triggered nearly one in five (18%) warnings in the last 12 months. To read EY's news release, go to https://www.ey.com/en_uk/newsroom/2025/01/one-in-five-uk-listed-companies-issued-profit-warning-in-2024.

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​The Insolvency Service has reported 23,872 seasonally adjusted corporate insolvencies in 2024. This was a decrease of 5.1% from 2023's figure of 25,163 and an increase of 7.9% on 2022's figure of 22,129. Tim Cooper, President of R3 and a Partner at Addleshaw Goddard LLP, commented: "Despite a year-on-year decline in corporate insolvency numbers, the figures for this year are still higher than in 2022 and well above pre-pandemic levels. Compulsory liquidation levels have increased compared to last year as creditors pursue the debts they are owed in an effort to balance their own books, and while Creditors' Voluntary Liquidation numbers have declined compared to 2023, they are higher than in 2022 and the years before and during the pandemic as a high volume of directors close their businesses now while the decision to do so still rests in their hands." To read R3's news release, go to https://www.r3.org.uk/press-policy-and-research/news/more/32333/page/1//.​​

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Why insolvency rates fell in 2024 despite reaching similar numbers to 2008-09. The Insolvency Service has reported that one in 191 companies on the Companies House effective register (at a rate of 52.4 per 10,000 companies) entered insolvency in 2024, a decrease from the 57.2 per 10,000 companies that entered insolvency in 2023. The 2024 insolvency rate is much lower than the peak of 113.1 per 10,000 companies seen during the 2008-09 recession, even though 2023 and 2024 saw similar numbers of insolvencies to 2008 and 2009. This is because the number of companies on the effective register has more than doubled. In 2024, CVLs were the most common company insolvency procedure (79%), followed by compulsory liquidations (14%), administrations (7%) and CVAs (less than 1% of cases). To read the Insolvency Service's news release, go to https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/company-insolvencies-december-2024/commentary-company-insolvency-statistics-december-2024.

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The insolvency rate in England and Wales has increased but remains much lower than the peaks seen during the 2008-09 recession. According to the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS), citing Insolvency Service data, construction firms accounted for 15% of all insolvencies in England and Wales in November 2024, with 4,102 insolvencies in the year to November. This represents a 6.3% decrease from 2023, but a 27.5% increase compared to pre-pandemic levels in 2019. The overall insolvency rate in 2024 was 52.4 per 10,000 companies, down from 57.2 in 2023. While insolvencies have risen since the lows of 2020-2021, they remain well below the peak of 113.1 per 10,000 during the 2008-09 recession due to a significant increase in the number of registered companies. To read BCIS' news release, go to https://bcis.co.uk/news/construction-insolvencies-latest-news/.

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The percentage of UK enterprises that fear closure in the next three months has hit a two-year peak. The percentage of UK small business owners predicting growth (33%) has dipped to a nine-month low, according to the latest quarterly data from Novuna Business Finance. While 45% see Q1 as a standstill period, there is a four-year high in the percentage of small businesses saying they will contract by the end of March (13%), and the percentage of enterprises that fear closure in the next three months has hit a two-year peak (8%). Following the Bank of England cutting interest rates and reducing its economic growth forecasts for 2025, the new Novuna Business Finance data reveals that UK small business owners are already gearing up for contraction, with major falls in growth forecasts already registered across many key regions. To read Novuna's news release, go to https://www.novuna.co.uk/news-and-insights/business-finance/small-business-growth-forecasts-fall-for-the-first-time-since-july-2024/.​

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The BoE cuts the UK's growth forecast. The Bank of England (BoE) has reported that UK GDP growth in November 2024 was weaker than anticipated, with both business and consumer confidence showing signs of decline. As a result, the Bank's staff now forecasts a 0.1% contraction in GDP for 2024, revising earlier projections of 0.3% growth. They also predict a modest 0.1% increase in GDP for Q1 2025, which is lower than the previously expected 0.4% growth. Since March 2024, GDP is now estimated to have remained largely flat. Although GDP growth is expected to recover in the latter half of 2025, the annual growth forecast for the year has been halved, now projected at just 0.75%. Additionally, inflation is expected to peak at 3.7% in Q3 2025, up from an earlier estimate of 2.8%. To read the BoE's Monetary Policy Report, go to https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/monetary-policy-report/2025/february-2025.

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UK economic growth downgraded after a weaker-than-expected end to 2024. According to the EY ITEM Club Winter Forecast, a weaker-than-expected end to 2024 means that UK economic growth in 2025 will be slower than previously predicted. The EY ITEM Club has downgraded its GDP growth expectations for 2025 to 1%, down from the 1.5% predicted in October's Autumn Forecast, reflecting the stagnation in growth the economy experienced in the second half of 2024. This represents only a marginal improvement on the 0.8% GDP growth the UK economy likely achieved in 2024. UK GDP growth is then expected to accelerate to 1.6% in 2026, in line with predictions made by the EY ITEM Club in October. To read EY's news release, go to https://www.ey.com/en_uk/newsroom/2025/02/uk-economic-growth-downgraded-due-to-a-disappointing-2024.

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The IMF raises its prediction for UK GDP growth in 2025 to 1.6%. The House of Commons Library has published a comparison of predictions for the UK economy. These include the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which has upgraded its growth projection for the UK, forecasting a GDP increase of 1.6% in 2025, up from 1.5% predicted last October. The IMF also anticipates that the UK will outpace other major European economies, including Germany, France, and Italy, over the next two years. The report also notes that, in Q3 2024, UK GDP was flat (0.0% growth) compared with the previous quarter (Q2 2024), and 2.9% above its pre-pandemic level of Q4 2019. This compares with Eurozone GDP being 4.6% higher. The US had the highest GDP growth among G7 economies over this period, at 11.5%. To read the House of Commons Library report, go to https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn02784/.

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The UK economy grew by 0.1% in November. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has estimated that UK monthly GDP grew by 0.1% in November 2024 largely because of a growth in services, following an unrevised fall of 0.1% in October 2024. In addition, GDP is estimated to have shown no growth in the three months to November 2024, compared with the three months to August 2024. Monthly services output grew by 0.1% in November 2024, after falling by 0.1% in October 2024 (revised down from zero growth), but showed no growth in the three months to November 2024. Production output fell by 0.4% in November 2024, following an unrevised fall of 0.6% in October 2024; production fell by 0.7% in the three months to November 2024, driven by a decline in manufacturing. Construction output grew by 0.4% in November 2024, following a fall of 0.3% in October 2024 (revised up from a fall of 0.4%); construction also grew by 0.2% in the three months to November 2024. To read the ONS' news release, go to https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/grossdomesticproductgdp/bulletins/gdpmonthlyestimateuk/november2024. Licensed under the terms of Open Government. Licence v3.0.

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UK business optimism has fallen but remains well above the lows seen in 2020 and 2022. Deloitte's latest survey of UK Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) shows that business optimism fell to a two-year low in the fourth quarter of 2024. 26% of CFOs reported feeling more pessimistic about their business prospects than in Q3 2024, marking the first time sentiment has tipped into negative territory since the second quarter of 2023. Nonetheless, confidence is well above the lows seen in 2020 and 2022. Finance leaders rate cost reduction as the top priority (52% rating it as a strong priority) for their business for the 11th consecutive quarter. They see this as part of a broader corporate sector squeeze on spending, with a net 58% expecting UK corporates to cut discretionary spending and a net -64% expecting increases in hiring. To read Deloitte's news release, go to https://www.deloitte.com/uk/en/about/press-room/cfos-expect-further-cost-cutting-in-2025.html.

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The number of UK sectors with falling output increases. The number of UK sectors reporting falling output rose to eleven in December 2024, up from eight in November, and the highest number since September 2023, according to data from the latest Lloyds UK Sector Tracker. The number of sectors with growing demand was one less than in November (four) and came as the number of businesses that said inflation was causing them to anticipate lower activity levels in 2025 rose to a 26-month high (10.9 times the long-run average). The only sectors to report output growth in December were software services (56.7), real estate (53.3) and financial services (51.9). As measured by new orders, these sectors were also the only ones to report demand growth. A reading on the Tracker above 50.0 indicates expansion, while a reading below 50.0 indicates contraction. To read Lloyds' news release, go to https://www.lloydsbankinggroup.com/media/press-releases/2025/lloyds-bank-2025/number-of-uk-sectors-with-falling-output-increases.html.

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Global CEOs rank the UK as the most important market for international investment after the US. According to PwC's Annual Global CEO Survey, the UK has become the second most attractive global destination for international investment. This is the first time the UK has secured this spot in the twenty-eight-year history of the survey. Having moved up from fourth the previous year, the UK trails only the US in this year's survey, with 14% of global CEOs saying the UK will receive the greatest proportion of planned international capital expenditure. The US accounts for 30%, with Germany (12%), China (9%) and India (7%) making up the top five investment destinations. To read PwC's news release, go to https://www.pwc.co.uk/press-room/press-releases/research-commentary/2024/global-ceos-rank-uk-most-important-market-after-us---pwc-s-28th-.html.

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The UK private sector expects activity to fall again. Private sector firms expect another significant fall in activity over the next three months (weighted balance of -22%), according to the Confederation of British Industry's (CBI) latest Growth Indicator. Expectations are broadly unchanged from December, which were the weakest in over two years. This pessimism was widespread across the private sector. Business volumes in the services sector are anticipated to decline (-20%), driven by a predicted fall in business and professional services (-12%) and the weakest expectations for consumer services (-49%) since September 2022. Distribution sales are expected to fall steeply (-30%), and manufacturers also anticipate a decline in output (-19%). To read the CBI's news release, go to https://www.cbi.org.uk/media-centre/articles/private-sector-expects-activity-to-fall-again-growth-indicator-january-2025/.

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The UK High Street suffers from disappointing January sales growth. According to BDO's latest High Street Sales Tracker, 2025 looks set to be another difficult year for UK retail as rising costs continue to mount. Although total retail sales in discretionary spend categories grew by +7.1% in January, this came off the back of a very weak set of results in January 2024 (-0.8%) and was primarily driven by significant growth in online sales, which grew by +15.5% compared to the same period the previous year. Sales in bricks and mortar stores grew by just +3.2%, (from a poor base of -4.2%), while fashion and homewares retailers faced particularly challenging conditions, with sales in-store growing by +3.3% and +3.4%, respectively, against very poor performances last year of -6.7% and -10.1%. To read BDO's news release, go to https://www.bdo.co.uk/en-gb/news/2025/high-street-suffers-from-disappointing-january-sales-growth-as-rising-costs-continue-to-mount

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Global: Late Payment, Insolvencies & Global Economy

The global economy looks set to expand by 2.7% in 2025 and 2026. The World Bank's latest Global Economic Prospects report predicts that the global economy will expand by 2.7% in both 2025 and 2026 – the same pace as in 2024 – as inflation and interest rates decline gradually. This is below the 3.1% average growth that prevailed in the decade before COVID-19, but some welcome trends, such as an expected decline in inflation and interest rates, could accompany it. However, growth prospects appear insufficient to offset the damage done to the global economy by several years of successive negative shocks, with particularly detrimental outcomes in the most vulnerable countries. To read the World Bank's news release, with links to the full report, go to https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2025/01/16/gep-january-2025-press-release.

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​Predicted global growth of 3.3% in 2025 and 2026 will be 0.5% below the historical (2000–19) average. The IMF's latest World Economic Outlook (WEO) predicts global growth of 3.3% in both 2025 and 2026, with both predictions below the historical average of 3.7%. The overall picture, however, masks divergent growth paths across economies. In the US, strong demand, wealth effects, a less restrictive monetary policy, and supportive financial conditions are expected to drive growth of 2.7% in 2025, 0.5% higher than the IMF's October forecast. In the euro area, growth is expected to pick up more gradually, at 1.0% in 2025 and 1.4% in 2026. In emerging markets and developing economies, growth is broadly expected to match 2024 levels in 2025 and 2026. To read the IMF's report, go to https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WEO/Issues/2025/01/17/world-economic-outlook-update-january-2025.​​​​

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Coface forecasts a slight improvement in world growth for 2025. Coface's latest Country and Sector Risk Barometer 2025 notes that, in the context of Coface's central scenario which sees global activity stabilising for the time being, it has revised seven country assessments (four upgrades — including the UK — and three downgrades) and twenty sector assessments (eight upgrades and twelve downgrades). Notable sector downgrades include the European automotive industry, which experienced a severe slowdown in 2024 and doesn't look promising in 2025. However, despite an increasingly uncertain context, Coface forecasts a slight improvement in world growth for 2025 to 2.7% (compared with 2.6% in its previous estimate). To read Coface's news release go to https://www.coface.uk/news-economy-and-insights/country-and-sector-risk-barometer-2025-into-the-wild2.

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Allianz Trade's latest Country Risk Atlas has identified country risk improvements in countries representing 17% of global GDP. Allianz Trade upgraded forty-eight country risk ratings in 2024, twenty-seven more than in 2023, and downgraded only five. The upgrades reflect a partial recovery in economic growth and financing conditions across regions. However, as Allianz Trade stresses, two-thirds of the upgrades are based on short-term indicators, indicating that these improvements are cyclical and potentially reversible. Upgrades were distributed primarily across emerging markets, with Latin America seeing the most, followed by Emerging Europe and Asia-Pacific. Meanwhile, most of the downgrades were recorded in the Middle East region, including Bahrain, Israel and Kuwait. To read Allianz Trade's news release, go to https://www.allianz-trade.com/en_global/news-insights/news/country-risk-atlas-2025.html. 

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US corporate bankruptcies soar to a 14-year high in 2024. According to the latest S&P Global Market Intelligence data, US corporate bankruptcy filings hit a 14-year high in 2024. December's 61 bankruptcy filings by certain public and private companies brought the 2024 total to 694. This surpassed the 635 filings in 2023 and the 638 filings in 2020, a previous 10-year high set during a year that was significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2024 total amounts to the largest single-year tally since 2010, during the aftermath of the Great Recession. The largest US bankruptcies in December 2024 were announced by Party City Holdco Inc. and China Construction America Inc. Both bankruptcies were filed as Chapter 11 reorganizations with over $1 billion in liabilities. To read S&P Global's news release, go to https://www.spglobal.com/market-intelligence/en/news-insights/articles/2025/1/us-corporate-bankruptcies-soar-to-14-year-high-in-2024-61-filings-in-december-87008718.​

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Credit Management News & Resources

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Discover the fastest and slowest paying companies in each of the main UK sectors. Each year, Good Business Pays publishes a list of the fastest and slowest paying companies for each of the main industry sectors. This allows easy comparison of the recent payment performance of the biggest companies by sector. This year, the results showed that the average time to pay is thirty days, with a gap of around thirty days between the fastest and slowest payers (Pharma, F&B, Materials and Household products). Professional Services is the sector that shows the most significant deterioration in its payment patterns. A full list of company payment performance for each sector can be purchased from info@goodbusinesspays.com. To read Good Business Pays' news release, go to https://goodbusinesspays.com/how-businesses-perform/sector-analysis.

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Coface's 2025 Country Risk Handbook. The latest edition of Coface's flagship publication is now available. It delivers a detailed analysis of over 160 countries, integrating macroeconomic indicators, sector-specific assessments, and political risk evaluations. 

The analysis includes:

• Detailed country-by-country economic indicators and forecasts

• Sector-specific risk assessments across 13 major industries

• In-depth political risk analysis and its impact on business operations

• Special focus on supply chain resilience and environmental challenges

• Regional trends and their implications for international trade

• Expert analysis

To download a copy, go to https://www.coface.uk/news-economy-and-insights/coface-s-2025-country-risk-handbook-an-essential-guide-for-ceos-financial-directors-and-credit-managers.​​​​

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Events & Professional Development

ICISA Surety Week 2025, 10 -13 February 2025. Online

Surety week is a week of celebration of Surety sector. With this event, ICISA aims at increasing awareness of the valuable economic role of surety industry. Experts in the sector agreed to join our initiative and share their views on issues faced by the industry nowadays.

The event will take place between 10 -13 February 2025. A total of 5 virtual sessions will be organized during the week, featuring debates, interviews, webinars and presentations. The sessions will be organised daily from 10:00 - 11:00 CET and 15:00 - 16:00 CET and will include:

• Digitalization of Custom Bonds

• Enabling Surety for Long-term Projects

• Collaboration and Syndication Between Sureties and Banks

• ​Implementing Artificial Intelligence in the Surety Space

For more information, go to https://icisa.org/event/icisa-surety-week-2025/.

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​​GTR MENA, 18-19 February, 2025. Dubai.
Having celebrated the largest ever edition of GTR MENA in 2024, welcoming a record-breaking 1,136 attendees, GTR is excited to return to Dubai on February 18-19, 2025, bigger, better and ready to host the region's leading content and networking platform for the global trade, export, commodity and supply chain finance community.

The annual two-day conference will provide high value networking opportunities, enabling delegates to catch up with industry friends, forge new business connections and meet with highly esteemed exhibitors from leading trade service providers across the Middle East and North Africa. Over 90 industry experts will explore the latest trends and developments, highlighting both challenges and opportunities whilst offering future projections of the market. The GTR team looks forward to welcoming you there!

2025 key discussion themes:

• The changing nature of global shipping

• Seizing the African opportunity

• Delivering trade growth: Do banks need to less cautious?

• Diversification, state support and ‘flight to quality’: The commodity financing melting pot

• Milestones reached but challenges ahead: How can digital reach the parts others can’t?

• Is supply chain finance on a downward curve?

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2025 event features:

• 45+ exhibitors

• 5+ hours of networking opportunities with key stakeholders in the industry

• Unparalleled expertise from 90+ speakers

• Exceptional content on topics and regions covered

• Enhanced networking with opportunities to schedule meetings and swap business cards

• Invitation to the evening networking reception

 

Discounts and promotions

• !0% Early booking discount – January 17, 2025
  Early booking discount available for new registrations only and not in conjunction with additional discounts. 10% is automatically processed during online checkout or with a GTR team member.

• Young Professionals Pass – Limited free tickets available
  To qualify, you must be under 25 years old, with less than three years of experience in the trade finance industry. Limited to 2 events per year.
  10 passes are available for this event for those who work within the industry, limited to 2 passes per institution, and cannot be combined with other promotions. Two passes are available for this event to those studying a relevant educational/University course. Confirm your eligibility by contacting ypp@gtreview.com with your work email address, LinkedIn profile, and age.

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For more information about this event, go to https://www.gtreview.com/events/mena/gtr-mena-2025-dubai.

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GTR Africa, 13-14 March 2025. Cape Town.
GTR Africa has solidified its position as the premier event for the African trade and trade finance community. Returning to Cape Town on March 13-14, 2025, this flagship event will deliver essential insights spanning trade, supply chain, infrastructure, working capital, export and commodity financing markets. Supported by prominent players representing the entire trade finance ecosystem, the conference will feature over 60 speakers sharing unparalleled expertise over two impactful days. Anticipating the participation of more than 550 delegates from over 250 companies, GTR Africa 2025 offers a prime opportunity to engage with key figures in African trade. Don’t miss your chance to reconnect with familiar faces and establish vital new connections in the market during this unrivalled conference.

Event features:

• 30+ exhibitors

• 8+ hours of networking opportunities with key stakeholders in the industry

• Unparalleled expertise from 60+ speakers

• Exceptional content on topics and regions covered

• Enhanced networking with event app, meetings zones and digital business cards

• Invitation to the evening networking reception

Don’t miss your chance to join the unrivalled opportunity to catch up with old friends and build those crucial new market connections at what is set to be an excellent conference.

We look forward to seeing you there!

 

Discounts and promotions

• 10% Early Booking discount – Available until February 7, 2025
  Early booking discount available for new registrations only and not in conjunction with additional discounts. 10% is automatically processed during online checkout or with a GTR team member.

• Young Professionals Pass – Limited free tickets available
  To qualify, you must be under 25 years old, with less than three years of experience in the trade finance industry. Limited to 2 events per year.
  10 passes are available for this event for those who work within the industry, limited to 2 passes per institution, and cannot be combined with other promotions. Two passes are available for this event to those studying a relevant educational/University course. Confirm your eligibility by contacting ypp@gtreview.com with your work email address, LinkedIn profile, and age.

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For more information about this event, go to https://www.gtreview.com/events/africa/gtr-africa-2025-cape-town.

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Americas 2025: Energy, Agency & Infrastructure Finance, 31 March - 2 April. Miami, United States

BOOK HERE BY 21 MARCH & SAVE $400

Get ready to spice up your pipeline - join us in Miami in April to blaze a trail. Picture this: a curated guest list of the most important exporters, borrowers, infrastructure and energy developers and project sponsors; equity investment funds; institutional investors; debt providers; ECAs and more all under one roof for two days of unparalleled origination opportunities that will set the rhythm for the year ahead. This is your chance to get the inside track with the most active dealmakers in Latin and North America to identify

key origination opportunities. 

Hot topics up for debate include:

• US Elections: Political risk, what is the impact on credit finance, infrastructure and renewables? How will renewables and emerging energy transition technologies fare? The market has recently attracted ECAs, but will things change following elections and how will this affect US EXIM?

• Untied Products: Clients are asking for more flexible, untied products from ECAs. Who is offering these, and what impact do they have in the Americas?

• Energy transition: what does it look like in the Americas? How will ECAs and DFIs work with the pure project finance market to make it happen?

• Latin America presents an abundance of infrastructure and renewable energy investment opportunities for global players. Political risk, regulatory reforms, proliferation of sustainability linked finance, climate mandates and ESG and growing bankability of new technologies constantly affects the way money flows into projects in the region.

• Data center boom is a huge investment opportunity. What are the destinations, what are the best projects, how do investors see them going forward?

• Chile is a great regional success story, the renewables boom continues despite the Chilean DiscoPPA crisis of 2022, battery energy storage systems (BESS) are currently the big focus

• Mexico new president, the industry seems cautiously optimistic positive signals for renewables, nearshoring - American firms moving manufacturing from China to Mexico, still flagged as a big impending trend

View the full speakers list and agenda here

For sponsorship, speaking or group booking enquiries, contact marketing@exilegroup.com

 

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Middle East and Africa 2025: Agency, Energy & Infrastructure Finance, 14-16 April. Dubai.

BOOK HERE BY 7 MARCH & SAVE £400

To maximise dealmaking opportunities and harness synergies between the regions, we're combining our Middle East and Africa events into one mega Middle East & Africa Congress. Join us in the UAE from April 14-16 2025, a pivotal trading hub central to Middle East and Africa capital and project flows. If you're interested in partnering with us on this journey, find out more and contact us here.Whether your objective is to find new business partners, originate new deals, or gain additional insight into the market in the Middle East & Africa, we’ve got you covered!

Key features for 2025:

• Now three days, with interactive expert-led workshops on day one that ensure you meet the right people in the right environment. 

• Identify deal opportunities: Stay ahead of the curve with actionable strategies and macroeconomic trends shared by industry leaders. With a global presence, attendees will have the opportunity to learn from diverse perspectives, discover international best practices, and foster cross-border collaboration to enrich their own strategies. and grow their business.

• Maximise origination opportunities: Gain actionable recommendations to support your company strategy and get ahead of competitors.  Find out what international ECAs are doing to support business in the region.

• Connect with the right people, all in one-business trip: we curate event attendee lists with the most active dealmakers in ECA, Agency, infrastructure and Energy finance plus our dedicated networking concierge provides personalised introductions to your most compatible partners.

View the full speakers list and agenda here

For sponsorship, speaking or group booking enquiries, contact marketing@exilegroup.com.

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Global 2025: Export, Agency & Project Finance,10-12 June. Copenhagen, Denmark

BOOK HERE BY 25 APRIL & SAVE £600

Exile Group brings together our three key brands TXF (export finance), Proximo (project finance) and Uxolo (development finance) for an unbeatable opportunity to network, collaborate and originate deals. One ticket gives you access to all three industries. In 2024, 86% of attendees confirmed they will do more business as a result of attending the conference, making the event a true catalyst for the markets we cover.​

Why attend:

• Connect with the powerhouses of the industry: Step into this premier international gathering where over 1500 dealmakers from ECAs, DFIs, exporters, borrowers, developers, project sponsors, SOEs, government ministries, commercial banks, private insurers, law firms and institutional investors converge at the go-to event of the year!

• Unlock your origination potential: With just one trip, you'll be able to collaborate and originate deals with a wide range of stakeholders, and hold multiple meetings in one place for a jam-packed two days that will give you a fantastic return on your investment.

• Diversify your pipeline: With a global presence (over 63 countries in 2024), attendees will have the opportunity to learn from diverse perspectives, discover international best practices, and foster cross-border collaboration to enrich their own strategies and grow their business. All this, across export, project and development finance.​

View the full speakers list and agenda here

For sponsorship, speaking or group booking enquiries, contact marketing@exilegroup.com.

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About this month's sponsor: Tech City Labs

Tech City Labs is a data intelligence and AI consultancy, specialising in the provision of data feeds and signals for business profiling and targeting.
Recognised as the next generation of business data, our products have won multiple awards for innovation and represent the cutting edge of applying data and AI technology to solve business problems.
Following the acquisition of Connell Data Ltd in December 2023, significant advancements have been implemented to optimise operations and drive efficiency; introducing process automation and streamlined workflows across the business.
A key factor in this success has been the active engagement with existing clients by fostering trust and gaining a deeper insight into clients’ evolving needs. We have identified opportunities to develop and offer new products, leveraging non-traditional data sources and applying cutting-edge AI and machine learning techniques to revolutionise credit risk analysis.
These efforts underscore our commitment to innovation and client-centric solutions, paving the way for sustained growth and industry leadership.

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