Category: Trade Finance

VIDEO: Standardisation 2.0 – ICC DSI’s 5 year plan – Fireplace chat with Oswald Kuyler

Oswald Kuyler, Managing Director of ICC DSI talks to TFG about promoting digital trade, harmonisation and trade standards.

SWIFT to streamline low value global payments

London, UK – SWIFT has developed a new service for low value cross-border payments. The programme will enable banks to provide predictable and frictionless international payments for SMEs. It is expected to be ready by the end of March 2021. The service builds on SWIFT gpi, and will enable consumers and SMEs to send low… Continue reading SWIFT to streamline low value global payments

TDB and Power Bank to collaborate in energy solutions

The Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB) and Power Bank (PB) have signed a cooperation agreement to collaborate in the financing of energy solutions across the MENA region and African continent.  Both banks will be exploring opportunities for the co-financing and syndication of energy projects , as well as committing to more… Continue reading TDB and Power Bank to collaborate in energy solutions

ADB increases commitment to clean energy in ASEAN region

Manila, Philippines (2 February 2021) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) have signed a memorandum of cooperation (MOC) to increase their combined efforts to promote clean energy in Southeast Asia. Signed by ADB Vice-President for Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development Bambang Susantono and METI Vice-Minister for… Continue reading ADB increases commitment to clean energy in ASEAN region

BCR’s Supply Chain Finance Summit – A roundup of Day 1

The two-day BCR Publishing Supply Chain Finance Summit got underway this morning, boasting important names from the supply chain finance sector and banks including HSBC, Lloyds and ABN AMRO. What happened? TFG’s Fin Kavanagh reports. “Exceptionally Uncertain” The remote conference was opened by Chairman Betrand de Comminges, Global Head of Trade Finance Investments & Global… Continue reading BCR’s Supply Chain Finance Summit – A roundup of Day 1

Etihad Credit Insurance and TDB cooperate to boost UAE and African trade

The Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB) and Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI), the UAE Federal export credit company, have, today, during a virtual ceremony, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the purpose of bolstering business activity and trade between the United Arab Emirates and TDB Member States. More specifically, via the… Continue reading Etihad Credit Insurance and TDB cooperate to boost UAE and African trade

WTO, OECD launch dataset on bilateral trade in services

The WTO and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on 13 January jointly launched a new dataset covering bilateral services trade of over 200 economies from 2005 to 2019. The WTO-OECD Balanced Trade in Services (BaTIS) dataset, which provides detailed data for 12 services sectors in addition to total commercial services, offers a… Continue reading WTO, OECD launch dataset on bilateral trade in services

Report: Brexit could cost UK exporters £25bn as full Covid recovery pushed back to 2023

Brexit could cost UK exporters £25bn as full Covid recovery pushed back to 2023

The UK’s exporters could face a Brexit bill worth as much as £25bn in lost revenues in 2021, according to a new report by Euler Hermes.

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