It seemed like just yesterday that TFG spoke to our industry friends about their predictions for 2023. But in a blink of an eye, we are over half way through the year. As always, the world of international trade is a busy one, filled with twists and turns that are difficult to predict.

Digitalisation is unlocking a multitude of real-time benefits for terminal operators, commodities traders and lenders, promising to make full transparency in inventory management and transaction flows the new normal.

The U.S. trade deficit in goods narrowed in May as imports declined, but the improvement was probably insufficient to prevent trade from being a drag on economic growth in the… read more →

Just over two weeks ago, Commodity Trading Week gathered over 300 experts from across the world, tackling some of the most pertinent questions and challenges in the industry. TFG summarises the key findings.

As the commodity trading industry looks back on Q1 of 2023, it is evident that the first three months of the year have been marked by a number of significant events. 

Industrialisation is a critical component of economic development, with many benefits that include improved standard of living, economic stability, growth in agricultural production, the balance of payment surpluses and high employment rates. 

Daniel Barbosa of Fex Agro shares his personal experience, lessons learned and adaptability in commodity trading

The Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB) has extended a $100 million trade finance facility to Agri Commodities and Finance FZE-LLC (ACF), a subsidiary of the Export… read more →

Businesses up and down the country are struggling right now with the substantial increase in energy prices and the rise in material costs. Running a business is more expensive than… read more →

The course of this last year has seen a fluctuation within fuel markets. Like many other countries, India has experienced similar trends.   India’s crude oil imports from Russia fell in… read more →