The heads of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have unveiled new plans designed to help tackle the global trade finance gap. In a joint… read more →
The UK government’s Department for International Trade (DIT) has revealed new plans to bring more than 200 trade advisers and their support teams in-house. According to a report from The… read more →
Sixty-seven countries have delivered a landmark deal on services trade regulation that could save up to $150 billion in trade costs every year. The World Trade Organization (WTO) announced today… read more →
In October this year, the International Trade and Forfaiting Association (ITFA) published its long-awaited harmonised Basel III-compliant trade credit insurance policy form.
Like many products within trade finance, trade credit insurance has endured serious volatility during the last 12-18 months, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic.
As the trade finance industry shifts towards more digitalised ways of doing business, new niches are opening up within the market.
FCI Academy, the education arm of FCI, has launched a new e-learning course on Supply Chain Finance and Reverse Factoring. As the latest addition to FCI Academy’s six online modules,… read more →
BAFT is the leading financial services association for international transaction banking. In his new role, Stevenson will lead BAFT’s trade-focused policy, practices, and education initiatives, and support its trade-related councils and committees.
With environmental issues now a top priority for the investment world, Alastair Sewell’s undergraduate degree in biology is finally paying off.
US investment bank BNY Mellon has become the first bank to complete a trade finance deal using the CME’s new Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR). In a trade finance loan… read more →
UK Export Finance (UKEF), the export credit agency of the British government, has issued its largest-ever financing guarantee to help build Turkey’s largest solar power plant. Backed by US-based GE… read more →
Over the last two weeks, the UK has been at the forefront of some of the biggest announcements to come out of COP26.
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has published a new report setting out proposals to tackle the challenge of defining and setting common standards for sustainable trade and trade finance.
British multinational bank Standard Chartered has announced the launch of Sustainable Account, a new solution that enables corporate clients to contribute to sustainable development while maintaining daily access to their… read more →