A new report has found that the total value of world trade hit a record high in 2021, but is expected to flatline into a sluggish 2022. The Global Trade… read more →
Standard Chartered Bank has successfully executed a sustainability-linked repurchase agreement transaction (repo) with Turkey’s Denizbank. The transaction is the first such repo for Denizbank and is among the first few… read more →
A revolution is underway in digitised stockpile management systems – the heart of efficient supply chain financing across the bulk commodities spectrum.
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
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.
The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) has signed a $150 million Framework Agreement with one of its newest members, the government of Turkmenistan. Signed as a three-year deal, the… read more →
Gunvor Group, one of the world’s largest independent traders of liquefied natural gas (LNG), has signed a new syndicated borrowing base facility worth $1.13 billion. In what the company believes… read more →
The Bank of England has surprised investors today by voting against a rise in its benchmark interest rate, which would have been its first since August 2018.
On the eve of COP26 – the biggest climate summit of the year – the world is more focused than ever on reducing carbon emissions, and on the role that individual companies can play in tackling climate change.
Merchants would go on voyages for several weeks, if not months, in a caravel, carrack or clipper to the Far East, or elsewhere, to buy cotton, wool, tea, spices or other commodities. They would be equipped with a Letter of Credit in their trunk, often handwritten by the clerk of their high street banks.
