UK Export Finance (UKEF) has announced that its £50 billion war chest to support British trade is “open for business”. Speaking at the UK Trade & Export Finance Forum in… read more →
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has boosted its support for Indonesia’s dairy industry after becoming a new anchor investor in a leading production firm. Yesterday, at the Indonesia Stock Exchange… read more →
The heads of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have unveiled new plans designed to help tackle the global trade finance gap. In a joint… read more →
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has launched a landmark trade agreement that could see the region’s web economy grow to $1 trillion by 2030. Last week, following its… read more →
The UK government’s Department for International Trade (DIT) has revealed new plans to bring more than 200 trade advisers and their support teams in-house. According to a report from The… read more →
Sixty-seven countries have delivered a landmark deal on services trade regulation that could save up to $150 billion in trade costs every year. The World Trade Organization (WTO) announced today… read more →
A new report has forecast that the UK economy will grow at a faster pace than any of its G7 rivals in 2021, but growth globally is losing momentum. The… read more →
The UK government has announced that it will deploy eight new attachés to promote trade and boost exports in key agri-food and drink markets overseas. The measures, unveiled yesterday, aim… read more →
CANCELLED: 12th WTO Ministerial Conference postponed indefinitely due to Omicron travel restrictions
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has announced that it has postponed indefinitely its 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12), citing new COVID-19 travel restrictions. The General Council – the WTO’s highest decision-making… read more →
This week, at a House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee hearing on CBDCs, Sir Jon Cunliffe, deputy governor for financial stability at the Bank of England, revealed some interesting findings on the potential impacts of Britcoin.
Like many products within trade finance, trade credit insurance has endured serious volatility during the last 12-18 months, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic.
New surveys on both sides of the Atlantic have found that the vast majority of businesses are struggling with inflation, and many are already passing on price hikes to consumers.
As the trade finance industry shifts towards more digitalised ways of doing business, new niches are opening up within the market.
For the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), the establishment of the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation in August this year was yet another milestone in enhancing Singapore’s status as an international shipping hub.
UK Export Finance (UKEF) has announced significant changes to its range of products as the UK begins its first ever International Trade Week. As the UK’s export credit agency (ECA),… read more →