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Podcast Series – Export Finance Today

on 27 Nov 2023

A podcast series from Standard Chartered sharing expert knowledge and insight about export finance and its impact on economies and society.

Solar powered electricity infrastructure in Angola

Our first episode explores the development of solar infrastructure in Southern Africa, backed by EUR1.29 billion of financing.

Our host Chloe Tilley (Times Radio, BBC News) is joined in the studio by Rodrigo Costeira, Head of Business Development at Portugal’s MCA Group and Yoshi Ichikawa, Head of Europe, Structured Export Finance at Standard Chartered.

To learn more, please listen to the podcast below.


One of the largest private investments in the history of Senegal

A milestone investment that is enabling Senegal to construct the USD1.1 billion Ndayane deepwater port in partnership with DP World. To explore the impact this facility will have on Senegal’s people and its economy we are joined by Paul Sylvain, Underwriter from MIGA and Sujithav Sarangi, Executive Director, Project & Export Finance at Standard Chartered.

To learn more, please listen to the podcast below.


Blended Finance

This episode looks at the role of blended finance particularly when applied to emerging economies. Faruq Muhammad, Global Head of Structured Export Finance and Karby Leggett, Global Head, Official Institutions, from Standard Chartered discuss the evaluation of mobilised resources, and future support from Multilateral Development Banks.

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Export Credits

In this podcast we’re looking at the modernisation of the OECD Arrangement on Officially Supported Export Credits. Pekka Karkovirta, recent past Chairman of the OECD Export Credit Forum and Yoshi Ichikawa, Head of Europe, Structured Export Finance at Standard Chartered, explain some of the changes and evaluate their impact.

To learn more, please listen to the podcast below.