On Monday, 1 March, Venezuela’s state-owned mining company finalised a deal to sell up to 1,000 kilograms of gold to commodities trader Trafigura, which will be sold on to refineries… read more →
I’ve written many articles throughout my career. Technical pieces, market insights or commentary on industry trends. But writing this one feels different. In fact, it feels almost alien. Why? Because… read more →
The gas giants: LNG, carbon, biomass What forces guide the key commodity markets of liquid natural gas (LNG), carbon, and biomass? Turbulence returns to European gas – just a blip?… read more →
The last five years have seen a global pandemic, tariff wars, a Suez Canal blockage, a Panama Canal drought, attacks on commercial shipping vessels, and, more recently, geopolitics taking an… read more →
When I joined BAFT in March of 2022, I confess that though I was a subject matter expert on all things payments and cash management, I wasn’t too knowledgeable about… read more →
A well-known private equity fund has investments in a number of UK exporters of goods and services. Its CEO approaches leading export credit agency (ECA) and trade finance law firm… read more →
At least 46 containers remain held at the Nhava Sheva Port in Mumbai, India, after customs officials found imported Chinese walnuts were falsely declared as Afghan, benefiting from the zero… read more →
The construction of a new navigation corridor connecting the port of Saint-Louis in Senegal with Ambidédi in Mali is set to launch in April 2026, providing Mali access to the… read more →
Banking regulation underwent a major shift after the 2008 Financial Crisis. The downturn, nothing short of an economic earthquake, led to 25 US bank failures in one year, with hundreds… read more →
Listen to this podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Podbean, Podtail, ListenNotes, TuneIn The past year dealt with extremes. Unprecedented geopolitical turmoil came alongside breakneck digital advancement, and the worries and priorities of financial institutions are shifting… read more →
