At the FCI conference in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Trade Finance Global spoke to Neil McKain, Country Manager for Uzbekistan at IFC, Davron Ismailov, CEO of Yangi Finance, and Sanjar Nosirov, Director of the Credit Institutions Regulation Methodology Department at the Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan, to learn about the growth of cross-border and domestic trade within Central Asia and what factoring and supply chain finance can do to help.

Since 1999, the Malaysian government has introduced several initiatives to modernise its procurement processes and enhance economic inclusivity. Among these is the e-Perolehan system, which translates to the e-Procurement system, also known as “eP”.

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of any national economy, a characteristic that is pertinent in Uzbekistan. Not only do SMEs account for almost 50% of the national GDP, but they also employ almost 80% of the workforce—the biggest source of employment in a nation where unemployment is high, at around 7%. 

At FCI’s 56th Annual Meeting in Seoul, a panel of experts discussed the intricate relationship between credit insurance and factoring. In this article we explore a case study representing this cooperation: Germany.

India introduced digital Trade Receivable Discounting System (TReDS) platforms in 2017 to help SMEs overcome late payment issues, with three licensed entities expected to reach $25 billion in throughput by FY 2024-25.

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To learn more about the changing nature of global supply chains, Trade Finance Global (TFG) spoke with Standard Chartered Bank’s Kai Fehr, global head of trade and working capital, and Samuel Mathew, global head of flow and financial institution trade, at Sibos, held in Amsterdam this October.

At the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s (EBRD) Trade Facilitation Program Forum in Istanbul, Turkey, TFG spoke with Peter Mulroy, secretary general of FCI.

On Friday, 23 September 2022, FCI, in partnership with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), held the latest conference on the resilience and development of factoring in Central… read more →

In 2019, FCI formed a working group called “Receivables as an Investable Asset Class” (RIAC). It was comprised of FCI members and companies who operate as funds supporting the