US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will cease collecting tariffs imposed under emergency powers from tomorrow, Tuesday, 24 February. This follows last Friday’s Supreme Court ruling that US President Donald… read more →
In many cultures, tradition is often cited as a reason to preserve the status quo. Yet history tells a different story. Across societies, women have always played a central role… read more →
Each year, European supply chains feel the impact of the Lunar New Year, long before the celebrations begin. As factories across South-East Asia begin to slow down production and stop… read more →
One of the most common causes of delays and penalties at the border is incorrect tariff classification. Global tariff classification is based upon the harmonised system (HS) nomenclature, published by… read more →
In a meeting held last week in Abuja, Nigeria, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) reignited talks of a shared currency across… read more →
Headlines over the past few months have been taken over by reports of upheaval in almost every part of the globe: from bombs dropping in Venezuela, to protests in Iran,… read more →
On 1 January 2026, the European Union’s (EU) Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) came into force, a measure described as putting a fair price on carbon and encouraging cleaner industrial… read more →
To reiterate and summarise, conventional factoring unilaterally involves the transfer of ownership of an already existing receivable. The factor acquires a receivable owned by the debtor and records, collects, and… read more →
Although the history of factoring dates back to Babylonian times, over four thousand years ago, two-factor international factoring transactions as we know them today started with the 17th-century colonisation. Then,… read more →
Governance is vital to the stability, integrity, and sustainability of any financial institution. In the context of Islamic banks and Islamic financial institutions (IFIs), the role of governance is twofold:… read more →
