To discuss these potential implications and explore how a second Trump presidency will reshape global trade, finance, and geopolitical dynamics, Trade Finance Global spoke with Rebecca Harding, Economist at Rebecanomics; Robert Besseling, CEO at Pangea Risk; Alyssa DiCaprio, former Chief Economist at R3; and Simon Everett, Trade Policy Expert on the day the results were announced.
While China’s ties to Latin America may go back centuries, its influence in the region has rapidly grown since 2001 when China entered into the World Trade Organisation. Political and economic ties were then quickly forged; social ties too, with large Chinese communities currently in Brazil, Cuba, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela.
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of any national economy, a characteristic that is pertinent in Uzbekistan. Not only do SMEs account for almost 50% of the national GDP, but they also employ almost 80% of the workforce—the biggest source of employment in a nation where unemployment is high, at around 7%.
The Emerging Africa & Asia Infrastructure Fund (EAAIF) announced a $40 million investment to support 2.3 GW of renewable energy projects in Egypt, including the Suez Wind Project and Benban and Wahat solar PV plants.
Denmark’s export credit agency, EIFO, has joined a consortium of international financial institutions to support Ørsted’s latest offshore wind development in Taiwan: the Greater Changhua 4 project, with a generating capacity of 583 megawatts.
The agreement, a modified version of the planned Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal that once involved the US before President Trump pulled out in 2016, was signed by Rishi Sunak’s Conservative… read more →
The strategy, unveiled at the event, includes a commitment to ensuring that more than half of global trade will be governed by laws recognising electronic trade documents by the end… read more →
The Access Bank UK Limited proudly announces the establishment of its first fully owned subsidiary in Malta, The Access Bank Malta Limited. The subsidiary’s banking licence application has been approved… read more →
The conversation surrounding real-time payment systems is evolving quickly, and nowhere is this more evident than in the dynamic between RTP (Real-Time Payments) and FedNow, two significant players within American… read more →
Trade Finance Global (TFG) served as the media partner for the event, supporting knowledge sharing in the global financial community. In Central Asia’s most populous city, industry leaders tackled the… read more →
