The Dubai-based ports operator signed the build-operate-transfer agreement with Syria’s General Authority for Land and Sea Ports in Damascus, representing a significant vote of confidence in Syria’s economic prospects following… read more →
Everything seems to have already been said about the importance of interoperability in trade finance. Its benefits – for efficiency, security, and increasing collaboration – are praised at conferences all… read more →
Instead, US President Donald Trump announced on Monday, 7 July, that the tariffs wouldn’t go into effect until 1 August, with a possibility of further extensions to accommodate potential new… read more →
Mahika Ravi Shankar (MRS): How can DFIs incentivise local institutional investors and pension funds to participate in domestic capital markets? Daniela Barrdear (DB): DFIs, and let’s also include some multilaterals… read more →
This comes as Oracle shares soared to a record high yesterday: in addition to new trade finance services, the database giant announced a $30 billion cloud computing contract designed to… read more →
UK car and commercial vehicle production fell by a staggering 32.8% in May 2025, dropping to just 49,810 units – the lowest May figure since 1949, excluding the pandemic-affected 2020.… read more →
The receivables financing sector has long been expressed by a careful balance between opportunity and risk. It is predicted that the global supply chain finance would attain $17.43 billion by… read more →
Moderated by Patrick DeVilbiss, Senior Offering Manager at CGI, the panel combined banking and technological perspectives in exploring how red flags in trade finance and supply chains are evolving, and… read more →
TBTs are non-tariff barriers — such as standards, certifications, and conformity assessments — that are less well-known than tariffs but more impactful. In this context, the US tariff strategy should… read more →
International businesses have watched the recent imposition of trade tariffs with a degree of trepidation as to the effect on their own supply chains and business operations. With the establishment… read more →
