Your Monday morning coffee briefing from TFG. A container ship ran aground, blocking the Suez Canal which carries about 12% of global maritime trade. The blockage may take some time to clear, further disrupting global shipping, already beset by high freight costs and delays caused by the pandemic.

2021 is likely to witness an acceleration of ongoing geopolitical shifts, while some emerging markets may experience significant growth tailwinds

As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded in the first quarter of 2020, governments around the world were forced to take drastic actions to counter the socio-economic challenges posed by the crisis.

Oswald Kuyler, Managing Director of ICC DSI talks to TFG about promoting digital trade, harmonisation and trade standards.

All the insights from the first day of the biggest trade finance event in the MENA region.

The Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB) and Power Bank (PB) have signed a cooperation agreement to collaborate in the financing of energy solutions across the MENA… read more →

London. 29th February 2021. TFG are delighted to announce their partnership with GTR MENA Virtual 2021. The virtual event will take place from February 15-17th with a physical event on September… read more →

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has taken the first step towards becoming a member of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).  The EBRD Board of Governors’ have approved… read more →

The Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB) and Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI), the UAE Federal export credit company, have, today, during a virtual ceremony, signed a Memorandum… read more →

The WTO and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on 13 January jointly launched a new dataset covering bilateral services trade of over 200 economies from 2005 to… read more →