Risk

In this article, the Bank of England’s Alastair Hughes talks about LIBOR cessation and risk-free rate alternatives

It is important to understand that for the FCA rule “delivery” does not equal “shipment.” Bob Ronai discusses FCA Incoterms Rules

A revolution is underway in digitised stockpile management systems – the heart of efficient supply chain financing across the bulk commodities spectrum.  

TFG has launched a trade finance video series in partnership with ITFA, following a series of interviews filmed at the 2021 ITFA Annual Conference in Bristol, England.

Lenders are being asked to allocate more capital than ever to manage risks and seize opportunities, as the world strives to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

In 2020 the global factoring industry saw a 6.5% drop in volume – its largest one-year decline on record. 

After another year of disruption for much of the global economy in 2021, one sector that has emerged mostly unscathed – except for one high-profile collapse – is supply chain finance.

Each day, mountains of trade finance data are delivered to banks, requiring urgent processing to support the flow of goods around the world. 

Almost two weeks have passed since the retirement of the world’s most important number: the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR).

Although UCP 600 and ISBP 745 offer no specific provisions for partial confirmations of letters of credit (LCs), MonetaGo’s Tat Yeen Yap says they are not only possible, but are “straightforward and efficient”.

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

Having joined Spain’s Banco Santander in 1997, Alberto Amo spent eight years as a corporate banking director before gravitating towards trade finance.

Like many organisations during the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Trade and Forfaiting Association (ITFA) has had to adapt to a changing business landscape.

SERV, the export credit agency of the Swiss government, has successfully co-insured part of a major Turkish infrastructure project worth €1.5 billion.

In this article, Viviane Gnuan-Stehli, communications manager at SERV, explains how the co-insurance deal, worth €130 million, was delivered.

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has published an updated framework for responsible environmental marketing, which aims to prevent the use of misleading claims to promote “green” products and services.