Your Monday morning coffee briefing from TFG:

we.trade enters the trough of disillusionment – what this means for the digitalisation of trade finance

VIDEO: A view on Asian trade – key themes 

Will agribulk trade mirror food shortages?

The land of 10,000-yen melons: a look at the economics behind Japan’s high historic food prices

Conflict in Ukraine dents optimism of UK exporters

UKEF provides £3.6 billion for sustainable projects in 2021

A step towards sustainable shipping: MSC joins Czarnikow and Intellync’s VIVE Programme

BOCHK signs MoU to become a member of the Alliance for Green Commercial Banks

we.trade enters the trough of disillusionment – what this means for the digitalisation of trade finance 

we.trade, a blockchain-based trade finance network owned by 12 European banks and IBM, told shareholders in May that it had run out of cash. Read more →

VIDEO: A view on Asian trade – key themes  

At the BAFT global annual meeting in May, TFG sat down with heads of trade to discuss the current state of trade in Asia. Read more →

Will agribulk trade mirror food shortages? 

The UN’s World Food Programme has warned that the failure to open Black Sea ports will lead to famine, destabilisation of nations, and mass migration. Read more →

The land of 10,000-yen melons: a look at the economics behind Japan’s high historic food prices 

Why exactly have the prices of food historically been higher in Japan? TFG’s Carter Hoffman investigates. Read more →

Conflict in Ukraine dents optimism of UK exporters

UK exporters are the least optimistic in Europe due to a combination of uncertainty caused by Brexit, conflict in Ukraine, and disrupted supply chains, says Allianz Trade. Read more →

UKEF provides £3.6 billion for sustainable projects in 2021 

UK Export Finance (UKEF) awarded over £3.6 billion to clean energy, healthcare, and critical infrastructure projects in 2021. Read more →

A step towards sustainable shipping: MSC joins Czarnikow and Intellync’s VIVE Programme 

The Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has joined the VIVE Sustainable Supply Programme and will be completing the shipping module in 2022.  Read more →

BOCHK signs MoU to become a member of the Alliance for Green Commercial Banks 

Bank of China (Hong Kong) (BOCHK) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to become a member of the Alliance for Green Commercial Banks. Read more →