The Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) held a conference on the United States (US) responses to the global energy crisis. 

Accelerate Scholarship 2022 winner Albert Chris Puja writes about how fintech solutions empower African SMEs with financing alternatives.

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Bank of America will transition to recycled plastic for credit and debit cards beginning in 2023

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) committed $22.8 billion from its own resources in 2021 to help Asia and the Pacific tackle the immediate effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and promote… read more →

Bank of America announced that it will transition all plastic credit and debit card products to be made from at least 80% recycled plastic starting in 2023.  The company is… read more →

Enigio has been awarded patents for the digital original document invention behind their trace:original solution.  The patents were issued by the Republic of Singapore on 26 July 2021, followed by… read more →

Your morning coffee briefing from TFG: UK manufacturer secures £2 million export contract

Deepesh Patel (DP), Editor, Trade Finance Global interviewed Bob Wigley (BW), Chair of UK Finance, to discuss SME lending, our relationship with technology, and the impact of the pandemic ahead of City Week 2022.

Global Attractions, a designer, manufacturer and distributor of family entertainment units, secures a £2 million export contract with UK Government help. UK Export Finance (UKEF) has been working with Global… read more →

Your morning coffee briefing from TFG: Energy expert slams UK’s net-zero strategy as ‘hopelessly unrealistic’.