Despite the delays, the WTO has been keen to keep up the momentum of its ongoing trade discussions. At the 12th Ministerial Conference, the WTO’s top priorities will be…

Surecomp, a Canada-based trade finance solutions provider, has launched a new due diligence partnership with the Swiss-based Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Under the deal, GLEIF will use Legal… read more →

After record-high gas prices and extreme price volatility in Q4 2021, European policymakers are now warming to the idea of a procurement rethink

Bolero International, a cloud-based trade software provider, has announced the signing of UBS as its first flagship client for Galileo TPaaS, a new white-labelled trade finance portal-as-a-service (TPaaS) solution for… read more →

A group of central and commercial banks has successfully tested the integration of wholesale central bank digital currencies (CBDCs)

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SERV, the export credit agency of the Swiss government, has successfully co-insured part of a major Turkish infrastructure project worth €1.5 billion.

In this article, Viviane Gnuan-Stehli, communications manager at SERV, explains how the co-insurance deal, worth €130 million, was delivered.

Sixty-seven countries have delivered a landmark deal on services trade regulation that could save up to $150 billion in trade costs every year. The World Trade Organization (WTO) announced today… read more →

The World Trade Organization (WTO) has announced that it has postponed indefinitely its 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12), citing new COVID-19 travel restrictions. The General Council – the WTO’s highest decision-making… read more →

Gunvor USA, a subsidiary of Swiss commodities trader Gunvor Group, has closed the syndication of its $1.33 billion borrowing base credit facility. The facility includes a $500 million accordion feature,… read more →