ICC Banking Commission has released its 2019 Trade Register Report, revealing COVID-19’s potential to disrupt global trade.
The UK and US governments will today (Tuesday 5 May) start negotiating a UK-US Free Trade Agreement. The International Trade Secretary Liz Truss and the US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer… read more →
Dear trade minister, As your country deploys all instruments to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, bear in mind that trade can serve as a powerful, low-cost tool to improve access to… read more →
(Rabat, April 28, 2020): As part of the crisis response actions to strengthen the capacities of member countries to withstand the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Islamic Development Bank… read more →
African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI) projected to maintain its ‘policy importance’ to Africa despite COVID-19 related economic challenges in the region. Rationale for the rating included: robust equity growth to… read more →
A toxic combination of macroeconomic dispute, a global pandemic which by now we are all too familiar with and dwindling storage capacity led to negative prices for crude oil for the first time in history, and the worst performance of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) on the New York Mercantile Exchange since its futures trading opening in 1983.
Here the story has been less dramatic. After the initial collapse in the pound to a 35-year low against the USD and 11-year low against EUR, we’ve seen a recovery to a level slightly above the average since the Brexit vote.
More than ever, now is the time for the G20 to work together, be aligned and coordinated in addressing urgent relief measures to contain the spread of the pandemic and… read more →
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and World Health Organization (WHO) have launched a worldwide survey to report the challenges faced by the private sector from COVID-19. In response to… read more →
Initiatives focusing on pharmaceuticals and healthcare and other value-added sectors such as agriculture and textiles to take precedence (Jeddah, KSA, 14 April 2020) – The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC),… read more →
