In 2024, global carbon pricing revenue crossed$100 billion for the first time. At the same time, only 28% of worldwide emissions currently face any carbon price at all. The speed at… read more →
The evolution of trade finance presents a multifaceted landscape of opportunities that demand strategic attention. At the inaugural TFG Geneva conference, Alexander Peters, Group CFO at Torq Commodities, identified several… 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 →
Commodity traders are heading into the new year facing a risk landscape that’s more political, more complex, and far less predictable than anything the market has seen in years. As… read more →
UK Export Finance (UKEF), the UK’s government-backed export credit agency, announced yesterday it would offer a new guarantee to support UK businesses supplying critical mineral products. This is expected to… read more →
As any would-be mountain climber knows, taking risks is much easier when you have a safety net. Amid increasing geopolitical risk and rising economic volatility, credit insurance acts as that… read more →
The Trade Finance Global (TFG) team have had quite an international presence this year. And at all corners of the world, Africa has been the market on everyone’s lips and… read more →
While the imperative to address climate change remains universal, the standards required to achieve sustainability objectives are decidedly not. Western environmental, social, and governance (ESG) frameworks for sustainable financing prove… read more →
Africa’s $120 billion trade finance gap isn’t just about capital scarcity, but about information asymmetry. Traditional environmental, sustainability, and governance (ESG) assessments may ask companies whether they have a supply chain policy, but that’s not what trade financiers really need to know.
Walk through a bustling wholesale market in Mumbai, and it is impossible to miss the sheer variety of produce piled high in the stalls, such as fragrant spices, crates of… read more →
