On Thursday, 11 June, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announced it has extended a $20 million trade finance line to Bank of Africa-Benin (BOA-BENIN), aiming to boost… read more →
In 2025, UK meat imports surged to £5 billion, revealed HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) data acquired recently by UK supermarket chain Co-op. This comes as officials warn about the… read more →
On Friday, 24 April, the US Consulate General in Lagos, Nigeria, concluded a two-day event formally expanding the revitalisation of its Export Credit Guarantee Program (GSM-102) for Nigeria, aimed at… read more →
Clothes “What you don’t know is that that sweater is not just blue, it’s not turquoise, it’s not lapis, it’s actually cerulean.” Miranda Priestly’s impassioned speech on the complexity of… read more →
Anyone who’s dropped their phone in the bath should know to submerge it in rice. For Cambodia’s economy, the fix works in reverse: their agricultural potential can be unlocked, and… read more →
On Tuesday, 7 April, the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) announced a $10 billion Gulf Crisis Response Programme (GCRP), aiming to protect African and Caribbean economies from the ongoing disruption stemming… read more →
At least 46 containers remain held at the Nhava Sheva Port in Mumbai, India, after customs officials found imported Chinese walnuts were falsely declared as Afghan, benefiting from the zero… read more →
The United Nations (UN) has released its Global Trade Update, listing its projections for the top trends reshaping trade in 2026. The UN’s predictions are accompanied by a sense of… read more →
The four largest agricultural commodity traders – Archer Daniels Midland, Bunge, Cargill, and Louis Dreyfus – control approximately 75-90% of the global grain trade. When including COFCO as an emerging… read more →
Walk through a bustling wholesale market in Mumbai, and it is impossible to miss the sheer variety of produce piled high in the stalls, such as fragrant spices, crates of… read more →
