Despite the delays, the WTO has been keen to keep up the momentum of its ongoing trade discussions. At the 12th Ministerial Conference, the WTO’s top priorities will be…

Your Monday morning coffee briefing from TFG: World’s first: SME lending returned to pre-pandemic levels in 2021, but regions still playing catch-up to London, says latest British Business Bank report.

In partnership with City Week, TFG hears from Josh Kroeker, Contour; Maryana Stober, ADM & President of Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association and Sanjay Tandon, HSBC about a new era in commodity trade finance.

In our latest podcast, TFG’s Deepesh Patel spoke to Islamic finance guru Daud Vicary on fintech, sustainability, and other engines of growth

A new report from the British Business Bank (BBB) has found that SME lending in the UK returned to pre-pandemic levels in 2021, writes TFG’s Marcus Lankford.

Standard Chartered has announced that it has led a syndicate of banks in a €350 million uncommitted green trade finance facility for Polestar Performance AB, the Swedish electric performance car… read more →

Your Monday morning coffee briefing from TFG: World’s first: ICC and WTO launch standards toolkit for paperless trade

The Berne Union, also known as the International Union of Credit and Investment Insurers, has announced the launch of a new Climate Working Group (CWG). The CWG will aim to… read more →

The UK has signed a landmark trade finance deal with Turkey that will support the construction of a major new railway.  UK Export Finance (UKEF), the UK’s export credit agency,… read more →

Diginex, a digital financial services and blockchain company, has launched a new supply chain platform in partnership with The Coca-Cola Company and Reckitt. The new platform, DiginexLUMEN, is a due… read more →