FCI and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) have launched a new factoring initiative in Georgia and Armenia. The partnership will see Georgia and Armenia using a unique… read more →

Several public and private banks and financial institutions have imposed trade and commodity finance restrictions on Russia amid the escalating conflict in Ukraine

The US and its Western allies have ramped up harsh economic sanctions against Russia, as it continues to attack Ukraine

In this article, Ed Lam and Pamela Mar offer a roadmap to a digital future for supply chains and trade finance, with a focus on Asian SMEs

In this article, the Bank of China’s John Omoti takes us on a tour of supply chain finance: its ancient past and its digital future

IHS Markit, a global provider of shipping and maritime data and analytics, has signed a new trade finance partnership with compliance solutions brand TradeSun. Under the deal, IHS Markit and… read more →

This article was co-authored by:

– Arun Prakash, strategy officer for trade and commodity finance at IFC
– Dennis Ochieng, economist at IFC
– Shanshan Li, consultant at IFC

Freeports are a special kind of air, rail, or seaport, where normal tax and customs rules don’t apply, says John Lucy, director of Liverpool City Region Freeport

India and the UAE have signed a major new trade and investment pact that will eventually remove all tariffs on all goods from both nations. The Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement… read more →

Among last week’s top stories, global trade hits record high of $28.5tn in 2021, but will flatline in 2022, says new UNCTAD report