India’s recent free trade agreements (FTAs) show a clear shift in the country’s trading strategy. India is pursuing trade deals not for geopolitical signalling or for aspirational market access. Instead,… 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 →
The first few months of 2026 have seen strides towards agentic commerce and agentic payments. Sea Ltd announced its collaboration with Google to advance agentic commerce and agentic payments. Sea… read more →
Around 90% of global trade is dependent on shipping, and while traders are largely aware of this number, there is often a disconnect between the transactions driving shipping, and the… read more →
The gas giants: LNG, carbon, biomass What forces guide the key commodity markets of liquid natural gas (LNG), carbon, and biomass? Turbulence returns to European gas – just a blip?… read more →
At least 46 containers remain held at the Nhava Sheva Port in Mumbai, India, after customs officials found imported Chinese walnuts were falsely declared as Afghan, benefiting from the zero… read more →
Listen to this podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Podbean, Podtail, ListenNotes, TuneIn The past year dealt with extremes. Unprecedented geopolitical turmoil came alongside breakneck digital advancement, and the worries and priorities of financial institutions are shifting… read more →
The prime ministers of Japan and the UK have announced their renewed partnership over critical minerals and cybersecurity following a meeting in Tokyo on Saturday, 31 January. The statement comes… read more →
Michael Harte, Director, Head of Open Account, Lloyds Corporate & Institutional. The international trading environment continues to show signs of variability. Whilst interest rate pressures in the UK and US… read more →
As the environmental cost of global supply chains – responsible for over 60% of global yearly emissions – becomes impossible to ignore, the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment (CBAM) is emerging… read more →
