The Court of Appeal has reversed a decision regarding an offer under a Bankers Association for Finance and Trade (BAFT) Master Risk Participation Agreement (MRPA), in a case between Kimura Commodity Trade Finance Fund Limited and Yieldpoint Stable Value Fund, LP.
In today’s fast-paced and ever-changing world, the capacity of organisations to keep up with and manage risks across their supply chains depends on their ability to leverage on digitalisation to collect, analyze, and use electronic data to ensure the stability of global supply chains.
Data is king, especially as the industry slowly but surely embraces the move towards full digitalisation.
Corporate banking is undergoing a transformative shift, with artificial intelligence (AI) and the array of next-generation technologies linked to it playing a pivotal role. However, the industry is still exploring ways to fully harness the technology’s potential; to evolve quickly with change while managing associated risks.
In a time when global geopolitical and macroeconomic relationships are becoming increasingly strained, the international trade community needs to find ways to collaborate and share best practices.
Mansa, a pioneering fintech providing finance to emerging markets, announced on July 29 that it would provide its first pool on Base, a low-cost Ethereum-equivalent L2 blockchain. This is a significant milestone for Mansa, whose mission it is to democratise access to financing and liquidity to emerging markets in Africa; the launch is expected to boost cross-border payments and increase take-up of trade finance instruments in the region, especially for SMEs.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have jointly published a Reference Note to better define sustainable trade finance and set eligibility criteria for related deals.… read more →
Businesses trying to navigate the turbulent waters of international trade during current storms can afford neither starry-eyed idealism nor the comfort of theoretical abstraction.
In this 2-part series, TFG’s Deepesh Patel spoke with Adam Harwood, Associate, A&O Shearman and Bob Penn, Partner, A&O Shearman, breaking down CRD VI and its implications on the syndicated lending and trade finance industry.