Defying negative economic conditions and global market volatility, global trade still reached an all-time record of $32 trillion in 2022. However, growth turned negative in the second half of the… read more →

Your Monday morning coffee briefing from TFG, 27th March 2023

The recent rout in bank shares will not have a knock-on effect on commodities, global trading firm Trafigura’s chief financial officer Christophe Salmon told the Financial Times Commodities Global Summit… read more →

Your Monday morning coffee briefing from TFG, 20th March 2023

Dutch lender ING on Tuesday said it had toughened its lending policy to the oil and gas sector, restricting finance to clients engaged in commodity or trade finance and “midstream”… read more →

Your Monday morning coffee briefing from TFG, 6th March 2023

Hamsika Gopalan discusses the trade finance and commodity environment for SMEs in 2023. After a few years of volatility, 2023 is expected to be another difficult year.

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the World Bank’s investment arm, said it will provide Sri Lanka a $400 million cross-currency swap facility to help fund essential imports. Three private banks,… read more →

TFG interviewed ITFA and ADB about the financing of dirty commodities and fossil fuels, and what a sustainable transition means for trade finance.

Your Monday morning coffee briefing from TFG, 20 February 2023