As geopolitical shocks and trade disruption push resilience to the top of the board agenda, many manufacturers are turning to near-shoring and regionalisation to safeguard their operations. However, physical proximity… read more →
As the global energy transition heats up, one continent that we must watch carefully is Africa. The continent is known to hold significant natural resources, especially some of the most… read more →
Four key pressures shape global trade today: geopolitical fragmentation, unpredictable tariffs, supply-chain realignment, and tighter regulations. Businesses suffer not from a lack of demand but from a shortage of timely,… read more →
The artificial intelligence (AI) singularity, the idea that technology is evolving to an irreversible, unmanageable level, makes the financial service industry smarter in many ways, with faster decision-making, greater efficiency… read more →
A new chapter in American commercial law begins today, 3 June, with Article 12 of New York’s Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) set to reshape how negotiable instruments move. Leveraging technology… read more →
Geopolitical shocks are now feeding through to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) faster than ever before. As operating across global supply chains, customer bases, and supplier networks becomes the norm… read more →
It depends what hat you wear. As a vendor, supporting both ISO 15022 and ISO 20022 is just part of the business. Clients need both, so you build for both,… read more →
The 2017 adoption of the Model Law on Electronic Transferable Records (MLETR) by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) has provided a legislative template for the use… read more →
The post-war liberal trading system isn’t simply fraying. It is being deliberately replaced, and Brussels is doing the replacing. In globalisation’s previous chapter, the prevailing logic was that trade should… read more →
Ship finance, the capital allocated to purchasing or building vessels, is integral to maritime trade. However, it is treated as entirely separate from trade finance. The top 40 banks lending… read more →
