UK Export Finance has signed a cooperation agreement with its counterpart in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI), that will strengthen trade cooperation and boost investment between… read more →
On the 15th November, 2020 several Heads of State/ Government of the Member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and other nations met virtually to witness the signing of The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement – solidifying over 8 years of negotiations and challenges.
In partnership with BAFT, TFG hears from Jean-François Denis, Global Head, Trade Solutions, BNP Paribas, about how the bank has changed since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
UKEF has expanded its overseas network to boost the businesses pipeline and generate billions in export opportunities for UK exporters.
HOUSTON (23 November 2020) – Gunvor USA LLC (“Gunvor USA” or “the Company”), a subsidiary of Gunvor Group Ltd (“Gunvor” or “the Group”), has closed the syndication of its USD… read more →
Citi Treasury and Trade Solutions announces the launch of a green time deposit product with enhanced yield.
GENEVA (10 November 2020) – Gunvor Group Ltd (“Gunvor” or the “Group”) has signed a USD 1.225 billion revolving credit facility (“RCF” or “Facility”) in favour of Gunvor International B.V.… read more →
We take a look at the role of multilaterals and public-private partnerships can help the trade finance community achieve sustainability objectives.
TFG spoke to an expert group of global commodity traders to look at the key developments in commodity markets over the past few months, with a focus on the agri and softs sector.
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT), colloquially termed ‘blockchain’ has been touted to disrupt trade and supply chain, as well it’s financing, for over 5 years. Following on from TFG, WTO and ICC’s ‘Periodic Table’ enlisting 39 projects in global trade utilising DLT, we’ve relaunched our table, indicating that the industry has considerably matured and evolved in less than 12 months.
The CFI.co judges have conferred on FCI the 2020 award for Best Trade Finance Innovator Global 2020. Highlights of the judging panel’s findings include: FCI is the global representative body for the factoring and open-account… read more →
Contour has, today, announced its partnership with CargoX, a blockchain platform for transferring documents and data including a certified electronic bill of lading solution.
The UK–Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) is the first deal that the UK has struck as an independent trading nation. A British-shaped deal that goes beyond the existing EU agreement, securing… read more →
TFG’s Deepesh Patel caught up with FCI’s Chairman, Mr. Patrick de Villepin, and FCI Vice Chairman, Mrs. Daniela Bonzanini, on the critical role of Receivables finance industry in the recovery of global trade growth during this challenging period.