Surecomp, a Canada-based trade finance solutions provider, has announced that its major software tie-up with Netherlands’ Rabobank is now live. In a press statement released yesterday, Surecomp said that Rabobank… read more →
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
US energy firm Trailstone Group has signed a €175 million multicurrency secured uncommitted revolving credit facility for use by Trailstone Renewables GmbH. The facility was arranged by ING Bank, which… read more →
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.
UK Export Finance (UKEF), the export credit agency of the British government, has more than tripled its investment in Africa to £2.3 billion. From approximately £600 million in 2018-19, UKEF’s… read more →
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has today opened the 2022 Africa Investment Conference. The conference aims to boost trade between the UK and Africa, and is this year set to… read more →
Deepesh Patel, editorial director at Trade Finance Global (TFG), has been appointed to the ESG Committee at the International Trade and Forfaiting Association (ITFA).
UK clothing brand Burberry has refinanced its revolving credit facility (RCF) to a £300 million sustainability-linked loan coordinated by Lloyds Bank. The facility is linked to the achievement of environmental,… read more →
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.
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)
2021 was a very green year for Europe’s multilateral development bank, which invested a record amount in green finance projects. Last year, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)… read more →
UK opens new free trade talks with India, seeks end to tariffs on cars, whisky, green energy exports
A UK trade delegation has arrived in India to open negotiations on a new free trade agreement that could double UK exports to the country by 2030. Anne-Marie Trevelyan, international… read more →