As the Trump administration conditions market access on forced labour commitments, such commitments have moved from the margins of trade policy to its core. Nowhere is that shift more consequential… read more →
J.P. Morgan Payments has today gone live with a digital platform which centralises its trade and working capital solutions. The new Working Capital Accelerator system centralises services including dynamic discounting,… read more →
Listen to this podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Podbean, YouTube, ListenNotes, TuneIn When corporate treasurers survey the global economic landscape for areas of future growth, one region comes up again and again: South-East Asia. The… read more →
South-East Asia is a critical region for the global economy. With a GDP of $6.36 trillion, Indonesia alone is the world’s sixth-largest economy, surpassing Brazil, France, and the UK. As… read more →
It is generally agreed that adoption of electronic trade documents will lead to efficiency – both in terms of time and costs. Let’s consider the example of a bill of… read more →
E3: Opportunity in disruption: The transformation of commodity trade finance Listen to this podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Podbean, Podtail, ListenNotes, TuneIn As supply chain difficulties and volatile commodity flows once again make headlines around the… read more →
Micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) form the foundation of the Indian economy. They account for 29% of the nation’s GDP and 49% of its exports, and are looking to… read more →
Since the conflict in the Middle East erupted, spikes in energy and agricultural prices have busied the minds of manufacturers, farmers, retailers, and consumers everywhere. The conflict has led to… read more →
The recent conflict in the Middle East has ground supply chains to a halt and disrupted maritime trade from the Mediterranean Sea to the Indian Ocean. The disruptions in production… read more →
The recent tensions concerning the Strait of Hormuz are beginning to reach far beyond just mere shipping routes. Traders and shipowners are now confronting a different kind of disruption –… read more →
