A ship recycling operation in the port of Alang, in India, is struggling to recycle sanctioned ships as banks refuse to grant ship-breakers the letters of credit needed to finance… read more →

With international trade agreements and supply chains growing increasingly complex in recent years, the use of demand guarantees has expanded significantly. This increase in usage reflects a broader trend toward… read more →

For Stone, digitisation will most impact commodity market data analytics. Admittedly, data, facts, numbers, or symbols are the heartbeat of the financial sector. In an industry characterised by player-versus-player interactions,… read more →

Supply chain finance (SCF) is at the heart of a global trade transformation. As businesses navigate evolving trade dynamics and economic uncertainty, SCF is increasingly viewed not just as a… read more →

The euro area trade surplus in June 2025 stood at £6 billion, compared to £17.9 billion at the same time last year. Exports to the rest of the world rose… read more →

The plan, administered by Italian export finance agency SIMEST, is part of a wider push to boost Italian trade with the Global South, the government has said – especially as… read more →

To see past developments and how we got here, read the updated TFG Tariff Tracker. While US tariffs came into effect around the world just over a week ago, the… read more →

The deal was finalised in Jakarta during Peruvian President Dina Boluarte’s state visit – the first by a Peruvian president since formal ties were established in 1975. Bilateral trade between… read more →

The workshop, which focused on integrating the trade settlement system and strengthening compliance measures to reduce transaction costs and processing delays, forms part of Afreximbank’s approach to addressing trade settlement… read more →

When it comes to environmental policy, the mantra to “reduce, reuse, recycle” is by now etched into the popular consciousness. But in practice, recycling has become the main way people… read more →