Green Finance

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) has been a hot topic for private and public credit insurers.

The responsibility for sustainability falls on everyone, everywhere. It should unite us. We all need to work together, but how do we achieve such a big collective goal?
Following the Sibos session on ‘Accelerate Sustainability in Trade’, speaker Achraf Abourida, head of trade at ING Bank, discussed trade’s role in sustainability and its global importance in an exclusive interview with Trade Finance Global (TFG).

For sustainable trade finance to scale, the industry needs a uniform model for ESG data that can be used by everybody, says Pradeep Nair, Global Head of Structured Solutions and Development of Standard Chartered Bank

In preparation for the 2022 EBRD TFP Trade Finance Forum, held in Istanbul, Turkey, Trade Finance Global’s (TFG) Annie Kovacevic sat down with Chynara Alybaeva, head of global transaction banking department at Optima Bank OJSC, to learn more about the banking sector in the Kyrgyz Republic.

To better understand the industry, the impact of geopolitics, and the role that government support in facilitating a digital-first future, Trade Finance Global (TFG) interviewed Tulkin Yusupov, executive director of Sanoat Energetika Guruhi (SEG), the largest oil and gas company in Uzbekistan.

TFG spoke to two leading policymakers at the G20 on how to improve financial inclusion for SMEs.

Your Monday morning coffee briefing from TFG: The acceleration towards green and renewable energy through cutting ties with Russian gas

Canadian investors are becoming more particular about how they deploy their capital, delivering returns with ESG factors being a key consideration. 

Your Monday morning coffee briefing from TFG: What does Boris Johnson’s resignation mean for UK trade?

Your Monday morning coffee briefing from TFG: we.trade enters the trough of disillusionment – what this means for the digitalisation of trade finance

Your Monday morning coffee briefing from TFG: How sustainability linked financing can empower circular water projects in MENA

Your Monday morning coffee briefing from TFG: Up, up, and away – latest statistics prove record inflation over last 12 months 

Here is a quick rundown of City Week 2022’s main themes covered throughout the first of this three-day conference. 

David Meyell, Digital Rules Advisor to the ICC Centre for Digital Trade and Innovation (C4DTI) provides a comprehensive introduction to the ICC Uniform Rules for Digital Trade Transactions (URDTT).

Among our top stories: Going nuclear – SWIFT ban to hamper Russian trade