Listen to this podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Podbean, Podtail, ListenNotes, TuneIn The Mesopotamians were factoring in 1700 BC. But they didn’t have to contend with changing regulation, increased cybercrime, and geopolitical challenges – all which… read more →

Traditional paper-based systems are not helping us meet the challenges of the present or future. Trade digitalisation is not an end in itself. It is an enabler, a stepping stone… read more →

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Nowadays, we take shipping and container shipping’s rich history and significance in global trade for granted. The most counterintuitive learning for me at Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN) was that… read more →

The bank’s Trade Institute, launched earlier this year, secured the accreditation following what LIBF described as a “rigorous assessment” of its curriculum. The programme has already trained more than 1,000… read more →

Listen to this podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Podbean, Podtail, ListenNotes, TuneIn Big data, small data, metadata – you’ve heard it all. From your workout to your wine fridge, massive amounts of information are being collected… read more →

COP29 has earned the nickname “finance COP” for its discussion on regulations, investment, and ways to finance the green transition, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and developing countries. … read more →

Listen to this podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Podbean, Podtail, ListenNotes, TuneIn Treasury is not what it used to be, and that’s all thanks to a convergence of new technologies, changing values, and the push for… read more →

The World Trade Organization (WTO) has today published a report entitled: ‘Trading with intelligence: How AI shapes and is shaped by international trade’.

The evolution of sustainability standards and regulations is therefore interesting to observe, particularly as the trajectory has not been traditional. Some may say climate change is a crisis, but as it’s been an ongoing process, it’s hard to identify a single date or event as a turning point.