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        Do you want to know how access to trade finance can increase your cross-border imports and exports? Explore our Trade Finance hub for practical tools.

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        Whether you want updates from infrastructure support to cross-border transactions or clearing house operations to processing techniques, you can find all on our Payments hub.

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        Ready to to increase your imports / exports to guarantee the payment and delivery of goods? Find out more about LCs here.

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        Whether you’re transporting goods, or learning about supply chains, warehousing, transportation and packaging, we’ve got you covered.

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        Need to know which International Commerce Term is right for your needs? Explore our curated guides from shipping expert Bob Ronai.

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        Prioritising sustainable supply chains? Building inclusive trade? Working towards the UN’s 2030 SDGs? Read the latest on global sustainable standards vs green-washing here.

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        Heading into international markets? From the correct documentation to standardisation, here’s what you need to know for a streamlined customs clearance process.

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        TradeTech is rapidly evolving to help reduce some of the biggest challenges when it comes to trade. Keep up with these innovations here.

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      • Trade Finance

        Trade finance is a tool that can be used to unlock capital from a company’s existing stock, receivables, or purchase orders. Explore our hub for more.

        Invoice Finance

        A common form of business finance where funds are advanced against unpaid invoices prior to customer payment

        Supply Chain Finance

        Also known as SCF, this is a cash flow solution which helps businesses free up working capital trapped in global supply chains.

        Bills of Lading

        BoL, BL or B/L, is a legal document that provides multiple functions to make shipping more secure.

        Letters of Credit

        A payment instrument where the issuing bank guarantees payment to the seller on behalf of the buyer, provided the seller meets the specified terms and conditions.

        Stock Finance

        The release of working capital from stock, through lenders purchasing stock from a seller on behalf of the buyer.

        Factoring

        This allows a business to grow and unlock cash that is tied up in future income

        Receivables Finance

        A tool that businesses can use to free up working capital which is tied up in unpaid invoices.

        Purchase Order Finance

        This is commonly used for trading businesses that buy and sell; having suppliers and end buyers

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      • Informing today's market

        Financing tomorrow's trade

        Soft Commodities Trader

        Due to increased sales, a soft commodity trader required a receivables purchase facility for one of their large customers - purchased from Africa and sold to the US.

        Metals Trader

        Purchasing commodities from Africa, the US, and Europe and selling to Europe, a metals trader required a receivables finance facility for a book of their receivables/customers.

        Energy Trading Group

        An energy group, selling mainly into Europe, desired a receivables purchase facility to discount names, where they had increased sales and concentration.

        Clothing company

        Rather than waiting 90 days until payment was made, the company wanted to pay suppliers on the day that the title to goods transferred to them, meaning it could expand its range of suppliers and receive supplier discounts.

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Contributors and authors at Trade Finance Global. Want to contribute to TFG? Email welovetrade@tradefinanceglobal.com. Here are our authors.

Institut Universitaire du Golfe de Guinée
Shiminyi Cyprain graduated at Institut Universitaire du Golfe de Guinée in Cameroon with a degree in logistics and transport management.
University of Warwick
Shawn Chow, based in Singapore, is currently a Private Equity at Aquilius Investment Partners, bringing experience from previous roles at Evercore, HSBC and Partners Group. Shawn Chow holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) at Yale University. With a robust skill set that includes Leadership, Management, Private Equity, Public Speaking, Venture Capital and more, Shawn Chow contributes valuable insights to the industry.
Xabier Remiro is a professional of International business. Intellectually restless and passion for marketing research, is focus on helping companies on international expansion strategies.
Victory Freight Services
Roxana Pillay is a forwarding coordinator who has been in the shipping industry for over 12 years, beginning her career working for an importer and manufacturer of cereals and moving to exports of South African products to international counterparts. she enjoys this fast-paced industry and hoping to share her knowledge by writing. Recently winning runner-up in the Trade and Finance global Accelerate scholarship, she extends her knowledge by studying sales at marketing currently at the University of South Africa. Enjoying family time, cooking, gym and reading allows her to balance work and play.
Courierit
Thembinkosi Ntshalintshali is an experienced administator with a demonstrated history of working in the logistics and supply chain industry.
University of Warick
Duc was an Economics student at the University of Warwick. He’s from Vietnam.
Nationwide Building Society
Yulduz Mazhitova is a scholar of De Montfort University studying Business management and Finance Bachelor’s degree. She has completed the Bloomberg Market Concept and visited Bloomberg and U.N. Headquarters in New York, US.
City University of London
Georgios Koutsouradis is an Economist whose main interest is in banking and financial sector. He has spent many years in different countries for studies and research on economic matters for the University of Patras. He has spent his adolescence in Patras and currently lives in London. He is also an experienced boxer, a table tennis champion and a piano player. Georgios has a passion for history. He likes to visit places to get a glimpse of the history behind them. Being a wine lover he is a member of City University of London wine tasters society and enjoys to give tasting advices to his colleagues.
University of Tasmania
Jäcob Girgis a university student and a young supply chain professional working for a consultancy company in Sydney, Australia. He is currently majoring in Supply Chain and Statistics and has been working as intern for over a year and a half.
Barclays Investment Bank
Simeon holds a degree in Accounting and an MBA from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. He is presently a PhD student at Queen Mary University of London. He is equally a Chartered Accountant, being a member of ACCA. He has previously worked for Zenith Bank, Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), Barclays and HSBC.
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
James Dinsdale is the Private Secretary to the Secretary of State at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. He studied MSc in International Public Policy at UCL. His main research interests are individual citizens’ trade policy preferences, and the global multi-lateral trading system in the context of IR theories. Previously, he interned for the CBI’s International Trade Policy team and worked for Accenture’s public sector management consulting business.
United Nations
Lori is a final year BSc Economics student, with a particular interest in economic development research and econometrics.
Stockholm School of Economics
Mara is an Associate within the Clean Economy programme of the EPG. With a background in economics and political science (BSc University of Warwick), applied economic analysis, and data analysis (MSc Stockholm School of Economics), she is currently researching the green transition with a focus on industrial policy. Mara has been a PhD Fellow at the Center for Statecraft and Strategic Communication, Stockholm School of Economics, since 2022. During her master’s degree, she was the recipient of the UniCredit Foundation Masterscholarship for top students. Previously, Mara was a market operations analyst at the European Central Bank and a research executive in public affairs in Brussels, focusing on energy and transport. She has also briefly worked in public administration at the Ministry of Economy in Romania and at the Permanent Representation of Romania to the European Union.
Pangea-Risk
Robert Besseling founded specialist intelligence company EXX Africa in 2015, after pursuing a decade-long career in political risk forecasting at industry-leading firms in the UK and US. In late 2020, in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, EXX Africa was rebranded as Pangea-Risk to cover 68 African and Middle East countries. At Pangea-Risk, Robert leads a team of partners, researchers, and contributing analysts to produce commercially relevant and actionable analysis on political, security, and economic risk in Africa and the Middle East. Robert also retains the lead on many consulting projects for blue chip corporations in a wide variety of sectors. Robert is regularly invited to speak at major international conferences on topics such as metals and mining, trade and export finance, and global security matters. He frequently moderates ministerial panels and has interviewed multiple African heads of state and government during his career. Robert makes frequent appearances on televised media, as well as contributions to international print media. He has travelled extensively on the continent and calls Africa his ‘home’.
Smart Currency Business
Paul Redmond works as Corporate Marketing Manager for Smart Currency Business. He writes about economic and political events, particularly those that have a bearing on the currency markets.
Ebury
Strategy Analyst at Ebury. Providing expert currency analysis so small and mid-sized businesses can effectively navigate international markets.

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