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The World Trade Organization (WTO) is the only intergovernmental organisation that regulates and facilitates the rules of trade between nations

Your Monday morning coffee briefing from TFG.

The UK’s trade deficit with China has more than tripled after a year of lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic.

As the clocks struck midnight, we looked back at over 700 articles, handpicking our favourite stories that made the headlines in 2021

Tech giant IBM is teaming up with fintech startup MonetaGo to address trade finance fraud, with an initial focus on South East Asia. 

Asian country’s integration into global value chains remains surprisingly weak. Peter Born, Chief Representative for Commerzbank in Mumbai, examines why this is the case, and what steps are being taken to address the challenges of the business environment in the country.

The Department for International Trade has recently published its Global Trade Outlook report. TFG summarised of the key points from the report, outlining what could be in store for global trade between now and 2050.

MSMEs are the backbone of the economy, however, they have faced a stream of obstacles on their road to obtaining crucial financing, particularly in emerging and developed markets, such as India and Southeast Asia.

Trade Finance Global (TFG), the leading trade finance fintech, has been selected to join the inaugural China track of the Mayor of London’s scaleup programme.

Your morning coffee briefing from TFG. Global trade expected to grow 7-9% in 2021. The global shortage of computer chips is hitting SMEs and manufacturers hard

Your Monday morning coffee briefing from TFG.
FCI reports a drop in global factoring statistics in 2020, linked to a drop in trade volumes due to the pandemic.

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 first half of 2021 should be similar to the year 2020, marked by the strongest global recession since the end of the Second World War.

Your Monday morning coffee briefing from TFG. The UK hits its first vaccine target, though new quarantine hotels expected to bring disruption. Italy swears in former ECB president Mario Draghi as its new prime minister. Sussexes expecting a second child.

Your Monday morning coffee briefing from TFG. The UK hits its first vaccine target, though new quarantine hotels expected to bring disruption. Italy swears in former ECB president Mario Draghi as its new prime minister. Sussexes expecting a second child.