The UK and Indonesia have today (Monday 26) concluded the first round of exploratory trade talks and committed to further strengthening our £3 billion trade and investment links through a… read more →
HSBC India and HSBC UAE have successfully executed a blockchain-enabled, live trade finance transaction between Tata Steel Ltd. (India) and Universal Tube & Plastic Industries Ltd. (UAE). This is a… read more →
The first estimates for the factoring industry worldwide in 2020 have been announced today by the FCI’s Peter Mulroy. Factoring declines were recorded in most regions except Asia Pacific.
The APPG for Trade & Export Promotion has set out an 11-point trade framework, including targets to double intra-Commonwealth trade and improve labour standards Report warns that trade policy is… read more →
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) on 31 March 2020 released its audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020, showing strong and resilient growth, with total comprehensive income of… read more →
UK companies help bring new hospitals, clean energy, and transportation to developing countries following record levels of UK Export Finance backing UK Export Finance backed £2.4bn of sustainable projects overseas… read more →
By integrating the DLPC structure into trace:original documents, the benefits of a payment undertaking supported by BAFT’s best practices can be enjoyed while avoiding the potential drawbacks of a closed consortium.
In this second installment of my two-part article, I endeavour to consider the documentary credit from the point of view of an exporter as well as its bank and provide some advice on how to best benefit from the effective use of documentary credits.
The global economy is bouncing back in terms of confidence, orders, employment and spending, according to the latest ACCA and IMA Global Economic Conditions Survey (GECS). The survey of 1,000… read more →
After Covid-19 crippled global commerce, the World Trade Organization said March 31 that it expected the planet’s merchandise trade to increase 8% in 2021 after contracting 5.3% in 2020.
