Nairobi, 24 June 2020 – The African Development Bank (AfDB), the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA), and the OPEC Fund for International Development (the OPEC Fund) have, once… read more →

Irrespective of size, sector or country the economic and social impact of the pandemic has expanded, and challenges are growing for business and the accountancy profession, reveals ACCA’s Covid-19 global… read more →

Singapore & Malta, 23 June 2020 Contour, the Singapore-based open trade finance network, today announced its partnership with essDOCS, the leading enabler of paperless trade. The news follows Contour and essDOCS’ initial… read more →

Package of measures designed to turbo charge UK food and drink as the world recovers from coronavirus The plan will provide unprecedented help for SMEs and allow them to capitalise… read more →

Recently, Indian banks have had a number of high-profile fraud cases. In the first half of this year alone, there have been 40 cases of bank fraud reported to CBI. Because… read more →

The Government’s export credit agency, UK Export Finance, provides over £100 million in direct lending for project to redevelop a 114-mile road in Benin  Sogea-Satom UK will source goods and… read more →

The economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic are of an unprecedented scale in Europe. The twin supply-demand shock has resulted in the halting of production (at least partially) in many… read more →

In line with their partnership and continued collaboration, ELCY, the leading e-commerce solutions provider for the international trade finance marketplace, and essDOCS, the leading enabler of paperless trade, announced today… read more →

Bike Week 2020 is underway and it’s not just across the UK that the sport is seeing a surge in interest, with exports of UK cycling goods climbing by 15%… read more →

Dhaka – 11 June 2020: The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, has approved a US$15 million Murabaha Financing Facility in favour of City… read more →

The Government has announced a range of measures to help boost digital trade and establish the UK tech industry as a global player The new measures will help create and… read more →

Amsterdam, 4 June 2020: The growth of the factoring industry in 2019 continued its upward trend and the reported figures indicate an increase of over 5% to reach 2,917 billion… read more →

Vienna, Austria, June 4, 2020 – The OPEC Fund for International Development (the OPEC Fund) has signed a US$50 million unfunded risk-sharing agreement with the Eastern and Southern African Trade and… read more →

Following several calls by business leaders and groups to provide state support for UK businesses, the UK Government have agreed to support intracompany trade by providing a reinsurance agreement open… read more →

The African Import-Export Bank (Afreximbank) and International Trade Centre (ITC) team up to help businesses make the most of the African Continental Free Trade Area. Cairo/Geneva, 3 June 2020 –… read more →