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Your Monday morning coffee briefing from TFG:

  • Bridging the trade finance gap: Absa’s digital journey in Africa
  • Levelling up exporters: How the Export-Import Bank of the United States supports American companies and their overseas customers
  • Industry collaboration is a catalyst for truly digital trade
  • G20’s vision for trade and investment: A deep dive
  • How will ESG change shipping?
  • Surecomp partners with Pelican AI to digitise trade risk management and compliance
  • UK unveils new border controls to increase security and smooth flow of trade
  • UK-India trade relations bolstered by £1.5m ‘Alive with Opportunity’ campaign

Bridging the trade finance gap: Absa’s digital journey in Africa

In the wake of the pandemic, the global economy has seen a confluence of challenges, including geopolitical risks, interest rate changes, and commodity price fluctuations. Read more →

Levelling up exporters: How the Export-Import Bank of the United States supports American companies and their overseas customers

Today, many exporters – large, medium, and small — struggle to secure the financing they need to compete internationally. Often, companies find themselves in a position where private financing alone is not an option. Read more →

Industry collaboration is a catalyst for truly digital trade

From payments, credit and lending, to trade and supply chain finance, the entire financial services industry is being disrupted. Regulatory requirements, industry standards and the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) agenda have accelerated. Read more →

G20’s vision for trade and investment: A deep dive

The G20 Trade and Investment Ministerial Meeting was held in Jaipur, India, on August 24-25, 2023. The meeting focused on the future of trade and investment in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine. Read more →

How will ESG change shipping?

Shipping and logistics managers are responsible for abiding by business ESG standards for greener, more ethical shipping practices on land, water and air. Read more →

Surecomp partners with Pelican AI to digitise trade risk management and compliance

Surecomp has unveiled a strategic partnership with Pelican AI, a leading international supplier of AI-driven financial crime and compliance solutions, in a joint effort to accelerate the digital transformation of trade risk management. Read more →

UK unveils new border controls to increase security and smooth flow of trade

Today the Border Target Operating Model for goods trade was published, detailing the timeline for the implementation of new controls aimed at enhancing UK biosecurity and establishing a world-leading border system. Read more →

UK-India trade relations bolstered by £1.5m ‘Alive with Opportunity’ campaign

Agri-tech, higher education, and e-sports are set to be highlighted industries in a restructured sequence of UK trade missions to India in the upcoming year. Read more →