Documentation can be the source of trouble for many buyers and sellers. Here’s how to avoid conflict and disputes when it comes to paperwork.

2021 opens in the middle of the greatest crisis of our lifetime. What does this mean in terms of risk for global value chains?

From customs chaos to “fill and finish” just how resilient is the COVID-19 vaccine supply chain?

Your Monday morning coffee briefing from TFG. Aung San Suu Kyi’s whereabouts are unknown following a military coup in Myanmar. The UK meets its first major vaccine target, with a record number of jabs administered over the weekend. Redditt day traders have switched their sights to silver after sending GameStop share prices soaring last week.

The impact of AfCFTA will not just be economic. The free trade agreement will bring long term social and environmental change for the continent.

The two-day BCR Publishing Supply Chain Finance Summit got underway this morning, boasting important names from the supply chain finance sector and banks including HSBC, Lloyds and ABN AMRO. What… read more →

Your Monday morning coffee briefing from TFG. Concern continued to grow over new variants of COVID-19. The UK has closed all travel corridors as of this morning. The UK economy shrank by 2.6% in November as lockdowns hit activity in the service sectors.

We heard from the CBI’s Andy Burwell, on the UK’s independent trade agenda post Brexit, focusing on the EU, Japan and ASEAN.

Today’s podcast focuses on the Free Trade Agreement, FTA with Japan, more specifically referred to as the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, Or CEPA. The UK and Japan are major investors in each other’s economies, ranking fifth and sixth respectively for inward foreign direct investment.

How is China using technology to build the technical and financial infrastructure for the ambitious BRI? Eugenio Reggianini reports on the BSN and DCEP