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Your Monday morning coffee briefing from TFG:

  • C4DTI wrap up – making trade cheaper, faster and simpler
  • Financial crime in MENA: three ways to build resiliency
  • Women in the Arab world: Partners for development and economic prosperity
  • Credit guarantees for supply chain platforms: a new way to help SMEs
  • Africa’s industrialisation drive – the role of AfCFTA & regional DFIs
  • Finastra: Fintech partnerships cut costs and drive innovation for global banks
  • AfDB provides trade finance facility to Banque Commerciale Du Burundi
  • EBRD and Citi promote green growth with a new sustainable supply chain finance programme

C4DTI wrap up – making trade cheaper, faster and simpler

In this episode of Trade Finance Talks, Deepesh Patel, editor at TFG was joined by Chris Southworth, co-chair of Legal Reform Advisory Board at ICC Digital Standards Initiative, and Nick Davies, director of the Centre for Digital Trade and Innovation. Read more →

Financial crime in MENA: three ways to build resiliency

Trade is critical in advancing economies, including those in the MENA region. At the same time, trade finance presents unique opportunities for criminal exploitation, also referred to as Trade Based Financial Crime (TBFC). Read more →

Women in the Arab world: Partners for development and economic prosperity

The Arab region has seen significant progress in education, particularly for women, thanks to the ambitious Visions for 2030 and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Read more →

Credit guarantees for supply chain platforms: a new way to help SMEs

For many SMEs, the financing gap is always a major concern. It is reported that financing shortages count for more than half of SMEs’ problems. Read more →

Africa’s industrialisation drive – the role of AfCFTA & regional DFIs

Industrialisation is a critical component of economic development, with many benefits that include improved standard of living, economic stability, growth in agricultural production, the balance of payment surpluses and high employment rates. Read more →

Finastra: Fintech partnerships cut costs and drive innovation for global banks

Finding from recent Finasatra research shows that bank view fintech partnerships as a vital strategy, with three in four banks looking to connect with three fintechs in the next 12-18 months. Read more →

AfDB provides trade finance facility to Banque Commerciale Du Burundi

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a trade finance transaction guarantee facility to Banque Commerciale Du Burundi (Bancobu). Read more →

EBRD and Citi promote green growth with a new sustainable supply chain finance programme

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Citi are jointly supporting the rollout of a sustainable supply chain finance programme for Finnish technology and services company Metso Outotec and its suppliers in Türkiye. Read more →