Globalisation is not dead, contrary to recent claims. Nowhere is this more evident than in global trade, where high-growth trade corridors in Asia, Africa and the Middle East are set to outpace the global average by up to four percentage points.
The financing partners of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have committed $11.4 billion in cofinancing for ADB projects in 2022, aimed at enhancing the resilience of developing member countries and… read more →
The Asian Development Bank (ADB), through its Trade and Supply Chain Finance Program (TSCFP), has initiated a series of discussions with government agencies in several of its developing member countries… read more →
Over the next 12-24 months corporates in Asia Pacific are looking to move more of their supply chains closer to home. According to HSBC’s latest report ‘Global Supply Chains –… read more →
Finastra, a global financial services provider, has partnered with Integro Technologies to offer Integro’s SmartLender Trade Limits solution alongside its own Trade Innovation solution. Integro Technologies is a subsidiary of… read more →
MSMEs form the backbone of the economies of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Yet, despite their contribution to ASEAN economies and society, participation in exports and global markets… read more →
The Ukraine conflict has replaced the pandemic as the leading strain on global trade. For the first time in 25 years, global trade in the coming decade will grow at… read more →
Gunvor Group, a leading independent trader of liquefied natural gas (LNG) worldwide, has renewed its syndicated borrowing base facility (the “facility”) to support the working capital needs of the company’s… read more →
TFG asked Francoise Huang, senior economist for Asia Pacific and Trade at Allianz Trade, John Miller, chief economic analyst at Trade Data Monitor, and Richard Wulff, executive director at ICISA, to give their thoughts on the 2023 trade environment.
Trade Finance Global (TFG) are delighted to have had the opportunity to speak with Liliana Fratini Passi, Managing Director, CBI, for further insight into the situation.