SME Finance

Cairo – 21 June 2021: In its newest chapter in Egypt, the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation, a member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, launched the “SheTrades” initiative… read more →

The agreement aims at boosting trade development across the country’s agriculture, energy, healthcare, and private sectors over a period of five years. The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), a… read more →

Department for International Trade (DIT) launches new mentorship programme to help UK farmers and food producers boost their exports.

Your morning coffee briefing from TFG. Goods barometer is nearly 10 points above the baseline value of 100 for the index and up 21.6 points year-on-year, reflecting the strength of the current recovery from COVID-19 crisis. ICC launches, ICC Trade Now, a suite of digital products and services to tackle the global trade finance gap. EU set to unveil digital wallet for post-Covid life

New research from the ICC United Kingdom and the Trade & Export Promotion APPG states that financial crime rules “unintentionally and unfairly” punish smaller firms when they try to trade.… read more →

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has identified that exporting is one of the unique opportunities for the UK government to rebuild its economy.

Your Monday morning coffee briefing from TFG. The WTO is forecasting growth in global merchandise trade of 8.0% this year following a contraction of 5.3% in 2020.

A three pillar approach to achieving a more sustainable and inclusive future for global trade

Comprehensive and accessible data can empower stakeholders when it comes to going green

Teaching businesses to unlock working capital and grow their operations through factoring education programmes (FCI)

As MSMEs are weaned off fiscal support, a radical new attitude to how they access working capital will be needed more than ever.

The resilience of global supply chains lies with…ANY IDEAS? Alexander Malaket explains what COVID-19 means for future access to trade finance

Ziyang David Fan at World Economic Forum discusses how TradeTech can help build a resilience in global value chains (GVCs)

Cairo, 15 March 2021: – African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), the Pan-African multilateral EXIM Bank, announces the signing of a 7-year US$350 Million Term Loan Facility to provide financing to OCP… read more →

As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded in the first quarter of 2020, governments around the world were forced to take drastic actions to counter the socio-economic challenges posed by the crisis.