Nine ocean carriers recently committed to 100% adoption of an electronic bill of lading (eBL) by 2030, with a waypoint goal of 50% adoption within five years. It is a significant step along the road to digitalisation, one that heralds a future for container trade processes that are simpler, more sustainable and more resilient.

The world’s SMEs need £24.7 trillion worth of financing to close the trade finance gap, with UK SMEs needing an estimated £580 billion, the chief economist of the trade credit… read more →

Over the next 12-24 months corporates in Asia Pacific are looking to move more of their supply chains closer to home. According to HSBC’s latest report ‘Global Supply Chains –… read more →

Trade Finance Global (TFG) spoke with Pamela Mar, managing director at the ICC Digital Standards Initiative, to explore the key themes driving trade digitisation and their potential impact on trade and trade finance in 2023.

Your Monday morning coffee briefing from TFG, 27 February 2023

A court ruling on 22 February heard that the Marco Polo Network has debts of more than €5.2 million (£4.6 million).

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) have signed a landmark first co-financing agreement, under which MIGA will issue up to $200… read more →

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB) will support a new targeted financing initiative, investment in businesses across Africa that were… read more →

Finastra, a global financial services provider, has partnered with Integro Technologies to offer Integro’s SmartLender Trade Limits solution alongside its own Trade Innovation solution. Integro Technologies is a subsidiary of… read more →

While consensus and recognised standards exist for carbon footprint measurement and reporting, carbon offsetting and the quality of underlying projects are still subject to debate.