Looking at Minister Bahlil Lahadalia’s recent statements on the enduring necessity of coal, emphasising that Indonesia will continue to rely on coal-fired power plants (PLTU) to ensure energy efficiency and… read more →
Glencore, the commodity trading giant, has today announced its adoption of global technology provider FIS’ Supply Chain Finance Platform (formerly Demica) to inaugurate its trade receivables securitisation programme in oil… read more →
Salt, brine, and strategic advantage: Turkmenistan’s mineral wealth and its export potential Turkmenistan looks, from a distance, like a country defined by mystery and emptiness – desert, heat, and a… 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 Sunday, 3 May, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) launched a financing facility aimed at helping Asia-Pacific (APAC) countries develop critical minerals supply chains. The ADB facility, named the Critical… 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 →
South Africa is boosting its fuel imports from the US, as disruption in the Strait of Hormuz strains the country’s energy supply. This comes in the lead up to South… read more →
Foreign exchange (FX) poses a unique problem for the trade finance industry. The global scale of commodity finance leaves vendors negotiating a huge variety of international jurisdictions, regulations, and currencies… 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 →
