US semiconductor imports grew 13% in value during the start of 2023, highlighting the country’s lasting reliance on foreign chip needs. Though efforts have been made to shift supply lines… read more →

The United States Dollar has been the de facto global currency for the better part of the past century. While rhetoric questioning its longevity in this role has been around for decades, the past year has seen more leaders of rapidly emerging economies beginning to question why it still needs to be this way.

Today, BNP announced a collaboration with the Bank of China, launching a new digital wallet service and wallet applications for e-CNY, the digital currency of the Chinese yuan. Both banks… read more →

China and Australia’s top trade officials have met for the first time since 2019, in the latest sign of warming in diplomatic relations between the two countries. Trade minister Don… read more →

Your Monday morning coffee briefing from TFG: RELEASED – Trade Finance Talks – Sailing into 2023: Navigating the new year To agriculture and beyond: a look at how IoT technology… read more →

The latest issue of TFG’s Trade Finance Talks, ‘Sailing into 2023: Navigating the new year’, is out now!

There is no question that the turbulent global economy and the unending impact of the COVID-19 pandemic have wreaked havoc on China’s supply chain. The country’s economy is taking a hit with factories being forced to shut down, resulting in a significant disruption in international commerce.

The Ukraine conflict has replaced the pandemic as the leading strain on global trade. For the first time in 25 years, global trade in the coming decade will grow at… read more →

PANGEA-RISK CEO Robert Besseling anticipates some positive risk trends in Africa in 2023.

TFG asked Francoise Huang, senior economist for Asia Pacific and Trade at Allianz Trade, John Miller, chief economic analyst at Trade Data Monitor, and Richard Wulff, executive director at ICISA, to give their thoughts on the 2023 trade environment.