With electronic document rules in place, it is now the role of key players and regulators to go ahead and enable trade finance to take advantage of digital innovation.
Cairo, 29 September 2020: – African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), the pan-African multilateral EXIM bank, announces $100 million financing to enable its Member States to procure COVID-19 related medical resources through the… read more →
A panel of leading economists and trade experts will help DIT develop cutting-edge trade models to reflect the modern economy and impact of Covid The Department for International Trade (DIT)… read more →
Global merchandise trade volumes declined by 14.3% in the second quarter of 2020 compared to the previous period as COVID-19 containment measures affected economies around the world according to data… read more →
TFG heard from Robert Meters on the significant role of trade credit insurance in the current economic crisis the global trade is facing.
TFG heard from Trade & Export Finance Specialist, Domenico Del Sorbo on practical aspects of payment instructions in international trade.
A survey of 200 CEOs was commissioned by the Pan-African Private Sector Trade and Investment Committee (PAFTRAC), and conducted by African Business magazine in partnership with the Afreximbank. It revealed… read more →
TFG heard from the Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer of World Bank Group, Anshula Kant, on the importance of transparency in helping investors manage ESG risks and achieve development impact goals.
Dr Liam Fox said he has the experience and vision to revitalise the World Trade Organization (WTO) after making it through to the second round of the selection process for… read more →
• Creates a new digital pathway to credit for wholesalers for better cash flow management and inventory investments • Collaborative solution digitally integrates Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) marketing campaigns… read more →
LONDON, September 17, 2020 – The global economy will lose up to $10 trillion in GDP in 2025 unless governments repeal or reduce tariffs and non-tariff barriers that currently obstruct… read more →
The new initiative aims to harmonise African standards for pharmaceuticals and medical devices thereby enhancing intra-African trade, reducing substandard counterfeit products, and building resilient regional health systems. (Jeddah, Cairo, Nairobi,… read more →
The UK has today secured a free trade agreement with Japan, which is the UK’s first major trade deal as an independent trading nation. The UK has secured a free… read more →
The UK has today taken a major step in the process of joining CPTPP (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership). The UK has taken a major step in the… read more →