A new report from the British Business Bank (BBB) has found that SME lending in the UK returned to pre-pandemic levels in 2021, writes TFG’s Marcus Lankford.

A new report has found that big bank derisking is hampering efforts by financial institutions throughout Europe to deliver services that promote financial inclusion. The root cause appears to be… read more →

Your Monday morning coffee briefing from TFG: World’s first: ICC and WTO launch standards toolkit for paperless trade

The UK has signed a landmark trade finance deal with Turkey that will support the construction of a major new railway.  UK Export Finance (UKEF), the UK’s export credit agency,… read more →

A new report has found that the COVID-19 pandemic pushed 4.7 million people in Southeast Asia into extreme poverty in 2021, following the loss of 9.3 million jobs since 2019.… read more →

In this article, Trade Data Monitor’s Chief Economic Analyst John W. Miller talks about how the Russian war in Ukraine will change global trade.

China shares a strong interest with the West in the cessation of hostilities in Ukraine, and should be proactively engaged in helping to find a resolution. Most importantly, these tragic events should serve as a salutary lesson to Chinese and American leaders of the perils of allowing geopolitical tensions to metastasise, writes author and former HKEX exec James A. Fok.

Trade Finance Global (TFG) is delighted to announce that it will serve as a media partner for ICC United Kingdom’s Digital Trade Conference, taking place from 6-8 April.

Your Monday morning coffee briefing from TFG, bringing you the biggest trade finance stories from the last seven days

This article looks at the Central Bank of Egypt’s decision to stop accepting documentary collections for imported goods, and substitute them with letters of credit. The decision is expected to have wide-reaching implications for Egypt’s business community and banking sector, writes Haitham Elsaid.