With all eyes on financing, we should be careful not to disregard the role of payments in helping MSMEs plug into the global economy.
Your Monday morning coffee briefing from TFG. The OECD upgraded its forecasts for global growth this year, mainly due to the sizeable $1.9t stimulus in the US. UK exports to the EU fell by a record 40.7% in January following the end of the post-Brexit transition period.
The first half of 2021 should be similar to the year 2020, marked by the strongest global recession since the end of the Second World War.
As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded in the first quarter of 2020, governments around the world were forced to take drastic actions to counter the socio-economic challenges posed by the crisis.
New research by Barclays Corporate Banking reveals the premium international consumers are prepared to pay for products ‘made in Britain’
The very public implosion of a high-flying boutique finance firm has left ripples in the Supply Chain Finance industry. Should we reverse this outcome?
Plain sailing ahead for UK freeports? Probably not. TFG’s McKenzie summarises the key points from the UK budget and what it means for trade.
#ChooseToChallenge. A catchy tagline, but what does it actually mean? TFG heard from AIG’s Marilyn Blattner-Hoyle on International Women’s Day
Your Monday morning coffee briefing from TFG. The UK has now administered 22.2m first vaccine doses and 1.1m second doses. Per 100 population, the UK has administered 34 doses, ahead of the US (26), Germany (9) and France (8) but behind Israel (100) and the UAE (63).
There is a strong economic and business case to be made for initiatives to promote greater inclusion in trade.
