Could meaningful action by the US Fed this year see capital attracted back to the US, putting recent Asian emerging markets growth under considerable stress, ponders Ed Arghand, Senior Underwriter, Political and Credit Risk, HDI Global Specialty SE.

Twenty years ago Asia had a 12% share of the global factoring market. Today that share is 25%.

In this article, FCI’s Lin Hui looks at factoring’s two decades of steady growth in Asia, and where the industry goes from here…

In this article, SACE’s Irene Gambelli discusses the support provided by Italy’s export credit agency to SMEs during and after the pandemic, with an increasing focus on green finance

In this article, the Bank of England’s Alastair Hughes talks about LIBOR cessation and risk-free rate alternatives

In this article, James A. Fok, author and former HKEX executive, considers how a US Fed rate hike could affect the dollar, relations with China, and social stability

Trade Finance Global (TFG) is delighted to announce that it has joined the Trade Finance Distribution (TFD) Initiative as a non-bank originator

Standard Chartered Bank has successfully executed a sustainability-linked repurchase agreement transaction (repo) with Turkey’s Denizbank.  The transaction is the first such repo for Denizbank and is among the first few… read more →

Among last week’s top stories, the Trade Finance Global International Trade Awards 2022, in cooperation with BAFT, announced that nominations are now open

If you are a UK business that is importing or exporting goods post-Brexit, then you will need to be familiar with UK customs declarations

Germany’s exports rose 14% in 2021 compared with 2020, but the country’s trade surplus fell almost 60% towards the end of the year.  New data from Germany’s Federal Statistical Office,… read more →