As part of a wider strategic partnership with TXF, TFG are delighted to announce that we are supporting TXF Global Commodity Finance 2020, a 2 in 1 industry-leading event combining a physical and a virtual version.
September was the strongest month on record since lockdown for LCV sales as average values climbed yet again and sold volumes rose significantly to reach record levels. Demand remains exceptionally… read more →
Berne Union members have engaged in a virtual ‘stocktake’ of the state of the export credit and investment insurance industry during the COVID pandemic.
This is not the time to be imposing trade sanctions, it is the time to be lifting trade restrictions and easing tariffs on essential goods. – Simon Paris
SME Business Climate dropped by 18.8 to 54.6 points and recovery is subdue Brussels, 12/10/2020 – The latest EU SME Barometer presented today shows an unprecedented drop in the Business… read more →
As the resurgence of Covid-19 threatens public health, virtual shopping poses a lower health risk which is likely to appeal to customers.
TFG heard from the CFTC’s Heath P. Tarbert, on CFTC’s tremendous accomplishments in achieving integrity through sound derivatives regulation.
World trade shows signs of bouncing back from a deep, COVID-19 induced slump, but World Trade Organization economists caution that any recovery could be disrupted by the ongoing pandemic effects.… read more →
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 30 September 2020 – The Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB) is donating US$500,000 to support the COVID-19 response across Africa by the Africa Centres… read more →
TFG / SME Finance Forum exclusive, with Marcus Wallenberg, B20 Saudi Arabia, on the future of trade in the form of e-commerce and sustainable trade.
With electronic document rules in place, it is now the role of key players and regulators to go ahead and enable trade finance to take advantage of digital innovation.
Cairo, 29 September 2020: – African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), the pan-African multilateral EXIM bank, announces $100 million financing to enable its Member States to procure COVID-19 related medical resources through the… read more →
A panel of leading economists and trade experts will help DIT develop cutting-edge trade models to reflect the modern economy and impact of Covid The Department for International Trade (DIT)… read more →
A TFG / SME Finance Forum exclusive B20-Business at OECD joint interview on reducing barriers that SMEs in particular encounter in their quest to participate in Global Value Chains (GVCs).
Longer-term factors, such as environmental change and public attitudes towards resource exploitation are also playing a role The challenges of digitalisation and the Covid-19 pandemic have introduced unprecedented external pressures… read more →