Investment in Africa has typically been dominated by the US, EU & BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India & China) nations. Moreover, according to the World Investment Report 2018, Foreign Direct Investment… read more →
TFG spoke to Robert Besseling, a partner at ExxAfrica, about the state of political, economics and growth in Africa. ExxAfrica is a bespoke advisory business that analyses and forecasts political… read more →
International tax competition (ITC) stems from governments encouraging inflows and discouraging outflows of capital within their country, typically through corporation tax rate (CTR) reductions to increase the attractiveness of foreign… read more →
Donald Trump is famous for his prolific use of Twitter, a place where he can openly launch criticisms against anything, and recently the world trade system has been in his… read more →
Due to China’s weakening economy, relative Yuan overvaluation, strength of the American Dollar, and trade-war with the USA, the Yuan is likely to depreciate against the Greenback in the near-to-medium… read more →
The risks of a full-on trade war between the US and EU are increasing. Since the international system of trade finance is shaped by new challenges and opportunities, global supply… read more →
Small businesses are now optimistic about international trade and growth prospect, and this shift happened in the last quarter of 2017. It’s after UK SMEs (Small Sized Enterprises) experienced a… read more →
We spoke to Sean Doherty, FX expert at RationalFX about FX markets in April 2018. The second half of April has challenged accepted values. The dollar’s decline is not a one-way… read more →
Sterling is likely to strengthen in 2018; we spoke to analysts at Checkintocash, who are looking at exchange rate views and future trends for the first half of 2018. The… read more →
The Korea Question: China’s Economic Future at the Brink of Nuclear Conflict The rise of North Korea as a potential nuclear power not only has international security concerns, but it… read more →
Currency markets and currency conversions are often complicated, but by understanding the basics, looking at bank forecasts and looking at how exchange rates can affect a businesses bottom line is… read more →
The past year has certainly been momentous for many major markets, particularly in the UK and the US, where the vote to leave the European Union and the election of… read more →
For the first time in a decade the Bank of England has announced a 7-2 decision to rise Interest Rates 25 basis points to 0.5%. Done in attempt to return… read more →
With over $5.4tn traded every single day on the currency markets, Trade Finance Global look into the most popular currency pairs for those doing business overseas. Mitigating currency risk should… read more →
One of the biggest risk factors involved in operating an Import or Export business is that while your Purchase or Sales is in progress, the value of currency may change… read more →