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Your Monday morning coffee briefing from TFG:

  • Trade Finance Global Announces Trade, Treasury & Payments Awards 2023 – Open for Nominations, Steering Committee Announced
  • VIDEO | Access to finance: How Mongolia is scaling up MSME support and promoting African MSMEs with local solutions
  • Engage, connect, celebrate. What is trade finance week?
  • Unlocking Africa’s Trade Potential: Credit insurance, export credit and funds. How do we solve the African trade finance gap?
  • A noteworthy shift in bank capital regulation: EU’s CRR3 receives ICC’s applause
  • EBRD provides €50m credit line to support Moroccan MSMEs
  • Finastra’s FedNow service certification accelerates instant payments vision
  • World Bank approves $1.5bn for India’s low-carbon energy sector
  • International support grows for shipping emissions levy ahead of IMO meeting
  • Central Bank Digital Currencies gaining traction among countries

Trade Finance Global Announces Trade, Treasury & Payments Awards 2023 – Open for Nominations, Steering Committee Announced

TFG is pleased to announce Trade, Treasury & Payments Awards 2023, presented in cooperation with BAFT. These prestigious awards recognise individuals and organisations that have made outstanding contributions to the trade, treasury, and payments sectors.  Read more →

VIDEO | Access to finance: How Mongolia is scaling up MSME support and promoting African MSMEs with local solutions

Though international trade is a complicated industry, there is one truth that is simple: the world runs on finance. There is a mind-boggling amount of capital floating around the globe. However, access to this financing has proven difficult for many companies and countries. Read more →

Engage, connect, celebrate. What is trade finance week?

Trade Finance Week, a week-long gathering organised by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Austria, has become renowned in the trade finance industry. Read more →

Unlocking Africa’s Trade Potential: Credit insurance, export credit and funds. How do we solve the African trade finance gap?

TFG and Tinubu are pleased to announce an upcoming webinar exploring the potential solutions to the trade finance gap in Africa through credit insurance and export credit. The event will take place on 10 July 2023 at 12:00 PM BST, featuring prominent industry experts as panel speakers.  Read more →

A noteworthy shift in bank capital regulation: EU’s CRR3 receives ICC’s applause

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has publicly praised a recent accomplishment by European Union (EU) policymakers – the successful conclusion of negotiations concerning the third revision of the bank capital framework, the Capital Requirements Regulation 3 (CRR3).  Read more →

EBRD provides €50m credit line to support Moroccan MSMEs

In a bid to bolster the robustness and competitiveness of Morocco’s private sector, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has granted Bank of Africa – BMCE Group (BOA) a substantial credit line amounting to €50 million. Read more →

Finastra’s FedNow service certification accelerates instant payments vision

Finastra, a global provider of financial software applications and marketplaces, announced it has completed testing and certification for the FedNow Service, becoming one of the first vendors in the industry to complete the process. Read more →

World Bank approves $1.5bn for India’s low-carbon energy sector

On Friday, the World Bank revealed its approval of $1.5 billion in financing aimed at expediting the development of India’s low-carbon energy sector. Read more →

International support grows for shipping emissions levy ahead of IMO meeting

In preparation for the upcoming International Maritime Organization (IMO) meeting, a Paris summit convened by the French presidency has garnered support from over 20 countries and regional organisations for a levy on shipping industry emissions. Read more →

Central Bank Digital Currencies gaining traction among countries

According to a study released on Wednesday by the US-based Atlantic Council think tank,  130 nations, representing 98% of the global economy, are currently exploring digital variants of their currencies. Read more →