Grain trading is a very volatile business, the days of there being structural margins and stability have somewhat disappeared, the focus now is about reducing the risk in transactions, which… read more →

Following the first alert in August 2017 and an extensive investigation, 17 men were taken under for alleged oil theft from Anglo-Dutch oil company Shell’s refinery in western Singapore, one… read more →

Contrary to popular belief, Dubai is not an oil based economy. In fact, oil only represents 6% of its revenue and this is not expected to change as its oil… read more →

The BRICS & MINT countries When considering exporting to an emerging market, there are two main concerns. Firstly, is there sufficient growth and growth potential in that market. The primary… read more →

The Russian Embassy in the UK posted a twitter picture with the words ‘Lame’ and a picture of a duck; this was in response to actions by president Obama. He… read more →

Japan is one of the world’s largest economies, with one of the highest GBP per capita and a huge base of customers. We spoke to Jon Sparks, Managing Director at… read more →

Invoice finance in Australia: Introducing Skippr, Innovating and Disrupting the Australian Invoice Finance Market Australia’s debt finance market is booming, although invoice finance is still in its infancy. Total invoice… read more →

There are rumblings of discontent coming out of Germany over the European Central Bank’s penchant for slashing every interest rate at its disposal at any given opportunity, and this spells… read more →