What are the true economic risks versus the rewards of Blockchain in trade finance? We spoke to trade finance expert Herbert Broens on his views. Blockchain and trade finance; economic… read more →
The government today released its new ‘Export Strategy’ calling on the UK to become a ‘21st Century exporting superpower’. The headline development from the strategy is a new ambition to raise exports… read more →
Detailed discussion of the UK’s wider post-Brexit trade prospects has remained somewhat limited. On greater investigation, enlarging UK-Israeli trade flows as part of a drive to expand existing FTAs represents… read more →
Millennials in the US struggle to buy their first house due to high housing prices. The Global Financial Crisis, politicians and competition in the job market could each impact housing… read more →
Due to China’s weakening economy, relative Yuan overvaluation, strength of the American Dollar, and trade-war with the USA, the Yuan is likely to depreciate against the Greenback in the near-to-medium… read more →
South Africa has been ranked as the number 39 most innovative region within the Sub – Saharan Africa. Cargo handling and marine services in the ports, as well as cargo… read more →
The Bank Payment Obligation (BPO) is often heralded as a predecessor to many common trade finance instruments, but is there still a chance to resurrect in by way of facilitating… read more →
A call for action. We spoke to Katharine Morton, Head of Trade, Treasury and Risk at TXF on how to get FIT for trade, treasury and risk (without any physical… read more →
Traydstream was designed by banking and technology veterans who experienced first-hand the inefficiencies faced in the provision and receipt of trade finance by banks, financial institutions (FIs) and corporates. We… read more →
The International Chamber of Commerce’s 10th annual Global Survey – this year entitled Global Trade: Securing Future Growth – reveals that counter-terrorism and other international regulations are significantly inhibiting the… read more →
The invoice finance market is poised for disruption through distributed ledger technologies and cryptocurrencies. TFG recently spoke to Dror Shapira, CEO of INVioU about their platform which uses AI and… read more →
Trade Finance is changing rapidly, driven by advances in fintech (financial technology). We spoke to Anson Suen, Henry Mok and Carlos Tsang, co-founders at Hong Kong based FundPark about the… read more →
Some of the world’s leading banks have partnered with TradeIX and R3 to facilitate post-shipment finance powered by blockchain technology. Leading global banks together with TradeIX and R3 pilot blockchain… read more →
Following the release of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Banking Commission’s 2017 Trade Register report, we interviewed Krishan Ramadurai, the new Chair of the ICC Trade Register Project to on… read more →
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Banking Commission has released its 2017 Trade Register report—Global Risks in Trade Finance. The report reveals the low-risk nature of transactions that support global… read more →