Egypt and Belarus have signed a strategic cooperation protocol aimed at boosting bilateral trade, food security, and forming fully integrated industrial cooperation. The agreement positions Egypt as a gateway for… read more →
On Thursday, 7 May, digital trade finance network Komgo announced that the National Bank of Greece (NBG) has joined its global trade finance network. The partnership aims to connect NBG… read more →
As digital platforms increasingly dominate the cross-border trade space, one key element that is integral to easing access to trade finance is digital guarantees. Guarantees in trade finance are bank-issued,… read more →
Pakistan has opened six road transit routes to enable third-country goods to reach Iran, creating a new land corridor. The initiative came as 3,000 containers destined for Iran were stranded… read more →
Standard Chartered and the World Bank Group’s private-sector lending arm, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), have launched a $300 million risk-sharing facility aimed at expanding trade and supply chain finance… read more →
On Friday, 1 May, the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement (ITA) will come into provisional application. While supporters are praising the deal as a significant de-risking achievement by Brussels, opponents want… read more →
At least four vessels were seized by unauthorised persons off the coast of Somalia in the last week, with authorities declaring a ‘substantial’ regional threat amid a reignited wave of… read more →
Today, 27 April, India and New Zealand have signed a free trade agreement (FTA), which is likely to come into force later this year. 95% of New Zealand’s exports to… read more →
The credit and political risk landscape has, in the past year, been driven by significant fluctuations in geopolitics and trade, whether in tariff wars or actual wars, while technological developments… read more →
Trade finance has always been constrained by the speed of money, not the speed of commerce. Goods move faster than cash, and while invoices can be issued instantly, settlement, liquidity… read more →
