Since the capture of Constantinople in 1453, trade has been a dominant aspect of the Ottoman Empire. From the spice trade along the Silk Road to field crops and fruits,… read more →
Sullivan & Worcester has advised the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on two supply chain finance (SCF) initiatives in Türkiye and Romania, to provide financial support for regional economic recovery.
Fitch Ratings has upgraded Turkiye’s Long-Term Foreign Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to ‘BB-‘ from ‘B+’, citing improved external buffers and reduced contingent foreign exchange (FX) liabilities. The outlook is stable.
The Standard Chartered loan will be guaranteed by UK Export Finance and Poland’s export credit agency KUKE and supports a solar project in Turkey.
MUFG has structured a €1.2 billion financing package to enable institutional capital investors and syndicate lenders to collaboratively contribute a €1.247 billion financing package. This funding will facilitate Turkey’s construction of a new high-speed electric railway in the Ankara region, thus opening up valuable export opportunities for the UK and other nations.
The UK announced on Tuesday its plan to engage in discussions with Turkey to update their existing bilateral free trade agreement. The goal is to expand the scope of the… read more →
Russia announced on Monday the suspension of a vital humanitarian corridor established to facilitate the export of crucial Ukrainian grains to global markets, just hours before the deal’s termination. The… read more →
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) have signed a landmark first co-financing agreement, under which MIGA will issue up to $200… read more →
Trade sanctions are among the many tactics resorted to by the international community in order to compel a state to comply with its human rights obligation.
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.
