Money laundering has become more visible in global trade over the past few years, and several organizations are trying to identify and prevent it.

Cairo, 18 May 2021: – African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) on 10 May 2021 successfully closed a US$1.3 billion dual tenor bond issuance, the Bank’s largest-ever transaction in the international debt capital… read more →

London. Trade Finance Global (TFG) is delighted to announce it’s partnership with Surecomp’s latest free webinar: Next Gen Trade Finance Digitization.

SWIFT’s upcoming SR 2021 release is set to bring some significant changes to trade finance messaging standards – specifically those relating to guarantees

Trade finance has a significant role to play in sustainable development and ESG, which extends to addressing global challenges around climate change, human rights and biodiversity.

In this second installment of my two-part article, I endeavour to consider the documentary credit from the point of view of an exporter as well as its bank and provide some advice on how to best benefit from the effective use of documentary credits.

Singapore – Standard Chartered has launched a suite of sustainable trade finance solutions across Asia, Africa and the Middle East, Europe and the Americas. The Bank’s new Sustainable Trade Finance… read more →

ESG. Environmental, Social and Governance. Three words we hear more and more. But what does it actually mean?

We take a dive into the world of Letters of Credit (LCs) and Standby Letters of Credit – some of the essential tools in cross-border trade transactions.

Documentary credits are one of the oldest, most sophisticated, and safest payment instruments used in international trade.