When we think of sustainability, we tend to first imagine oil spills, Greta Thunberg, and the mantra to ‘reduce, reuse, and recycle.’ A less understood and less covered, but equally… read more →
In the first half of the year, the dollar index, which measures the US dollar’s strength, fell 10.8%. This marks the US dollar’s worst start to the year since 1973.… read more →
The facility will be used to fund green energy and strategic infrastructure projects in South and Southeast Asia, increasing access to capital in a historically underfunded area. South and Southeast… read more →
The judgment clarifies the high bar to be cleared for fraud in trade finance in a case reminiscent of Trafigura’s win last month, when the London High Court similarly ruled… read more →
Micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) employ over 70% of the world’s workforce, and their supply chains contribute up to 90% of global business. These organisations are projected to be… read more →
The draft convention, approved on Monday, 14 July, during UNCITRAL’s 58th session, addresses a legal gap that has hampered international commerce. Until now, only maritime transport has benefited from widely… read more →
The CEPA has been nearly 10 years in the making, but stalled over disagreements on palm oil, Indonesia’s second-largest export. The EU currently imposes tariffs on refined Indonesian palm oil… read more →
The losses to the global financial ecosystem caused by fraud and non-payment are immense, but pain points are most acutely felt in emerging markets. This makes the need to increase… read more →
The Minneapolis-based bank is the first American lender to execute a transaction using WaveBL, a blockchain platform that enables encrypted document transfers between trading partners and their financial institutions. “Our… read more →
In the age of real-time payments, compliance pressures, and digital disruption, the financial industry faces a paradox where the faster money moves, the more difficult it becomes to keep infrastructure… read more →
