Turkish bank Yapı Kredi carried out Türkiye’s first digital letter of credit transaction, using Sweden-based fintech Enigio’s digital envelope solution. Turkish oil refining company Tüpraş was the applicant, receiving a… read more →
On Monday, 16 February, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney discussed deepening UK-Canadian trade and security relations with his UK counterpart Keir Starmer. This comes amid ongoing talks about a potential… read more →
On Monday, 9 February, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Tanzanian counterpart Mahmoud Thabit met in Moscow to discuss the deepening trade and energy relations between the two states. … read more →
In a meeting held last week in Abuja, Nigeria, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) reignited talks of a shared currency across… read more →
Chinese regulators have banned the issuance of unapproved Chinese yuan-pegged stablecoins overseas and of tokenised risk-weighted assets (RWAs), applying to both domestic and foreign issuers. In a joint statement released… read more →
A US-India trade deal is expected to be finalised, slashing US tariffs on Indian goods from 50% to 18%. The deal, expected to be signed mid-March, would involve India buying… read more →
Islamic financing principles have underpinned the development of a capitalist, globalised economy since the 9th century. During this period, the Islamic Golden Age, Arabic silver dirham coins circulated through the… read more →
The prime ministers of Japan and the UK have announced their renewed partnership over critical minerals and cybersecurity following a meeting in Tokyo on Saturday, 31 January. The statement comes… read more →
On Wednesday, 28 January, ADCB Egypt, a subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) Group, announced its partnership with Swiss tech company Temenos. The collaboration allows ADCB Egypt to… read more →
UK Export Finance, the UK’s export credit agency (ECA), has pledged a lending commitment from the UK’s five leading banks of £11 billion to support domestic businesses. Yesterday, 27 January,… read more →
