Trade Finance Global Articles

In 2020 the global factoring industry saw a 6.5% drop in volume – its largest one-year decline on record. 

In partnership with Reuters Events, TFG’s Deepesh Patel spoke with Greg McNab, Tasneem Krueger-Vally, and Adam Hearne on the impact of the landmark climate conference on the commodities sector

Your Monday morning coffee briefing from TFG. TFG’s Deepesh Patel appointed to new ITFA ESG Committee

TFG brings back $1,000 Accelerate Scholarship due to high demand to bridge the trade skills gap 

After another year of disruption for much of the global economy in 2021, one sector that has emerged mostly unscathed – except for one high-profile collapse – is supply chain finance.

Deepesh Patel, editorial director at Trade Finance Global (TFG), has been appointed to the ESG Committee at the International Trade and Forfaiting Association (ITFA).

Letters of credit, forfaiting, factoring, export finance, and trade credit insurance: the most popular trade finance techniques companies are using in international trade

China has responded to slowing growth with a surprise interest rate cut, in an attempt to stimulate domestic demand and retail spending.

Each day, mountains of trade finance data are delivered to banks, requiring urgent processing to support the flow of goods around the world. 

After another tumultuous year for trade finance in 2021, the industry is set to face a number of challenges – both old and new – as we head into 2022.

Your Monday morning coffee briefing from TFG.

Almost two weeks have passed since the retirement of the world’s most important number: the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR).

A group of central and commercial banks has successfully tested the integration of wholesale central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).

Eurozone inflation hit a record high in December 2021, as soaring energy prices continue to put pressure on consumers, highlighting the risks of the green energy transition.

Your Monday morning coffee briefing from TFG. The UK’s post-pandemic recovery is weakening as inflation worries hit record highs, according to a new British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) survey.