Silicon Valley-based Trucker Path released a crowd-sourced navigation app for truck drivers in late 2013. The crowd-sourced Trucker Path application has grown to become America’s largest community of truck drivers… read more →
On April 19th, Members of Parliament voted in a 522-13 majority favour of Theresa May’s announced Snap Election, allowing Brexit and ultimately Britain’s future to be put in the English… read more →
In accordance to the MSCI Frontier Market Index, Vietnam is recognised as a frontier market. Nevertheless, with a GDP per capita of just above $6000 as of 2015 and a… read more →
Exporters are responsible for shipping goods to the end destination, and when overseas, the customs documentation (i.e., preparing the goods so that they clear through customs) are the responsibility of… read more →
Cows have four stomachs, but the recent news about Brazilian cow meat is quite hard to stomach for most people. Brazil’s beef industry is in a tight spot right now,… read more →
Ninety seven per cent of exporters questioned in a survey said they were optimistic about growing their businesses through international trade. We spoke to Institute of Export & International Trade… read more →
A glance at China’s Fintech development According to a new report by Reuters, Chinese investment in Fintech reached 10 billion U.S. dollars in 2016, doubling the amount in 2015, which… read more →
Contrary to popular belief, Dubai is not an oil based economy. In fact, oil only represents 6% of its revenue and this is not expected to change as its oil… read more →
For decades, the shipping industry has helped many countries improve their economic situation, allowing many businesses to acquire their much-needed resources and develop products demanded by the market. And it… read more →
300,000 British teenagers are now afforded the opportunity to select exporting as their Duke of Edinburgh’s Award skill following a pioneering competition. Those who take up the opportunity will receive… read more →
Pre-export finance (PXF) is a type of finance product with a specific aim of providing finance for producers of commodities and other products. The reasoning behind these facilities is so… read more →
Structured Trade Finance (STF) Structured trade finance is a type of debt finance, which is used as an alternative to conventional lending. It is regularly used in developing countries and… read more →
Trade in Services – What does this mean and how does it affect my business? Trade in services is sometimes referred to as an international trade of services. It is… read more →
Trade Loans – What are they and how can they be used? Trade loans are facilities used by importers, exporters and domestic traders. They are short term in nature and… read more →
MT799 Explained When dealing with Bank Guarantees, Documentary Credits, and Letters of Credit (LCs), one may hear the term ‘MT799’ being used. MT799 is a message that is sent between… read more →
