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.
Why have commodity prices surged in the last two weeks, and will they ever come back down again? TFG’s Marcus Lankford investigates…
With Visa and Mastercard leaving Russia due to its aggression in Ukraine, Russia has turned to China’s UnionPay as a payments lifeline, writes TFG’s Lewis Evans
Trade Finance Global (TFG) launches Women in Trade 2022, celebrating 36 outstanding individuals in international trade and trade finance.
It is International Women’s Day, and this year we rally to #BreakTheBias. Marilyn Blattner-Hoyle shares her the #BreakTheBias recipe.
It is International Women’s Day, and this year we rally to #BreakTheBias. Natasha Roston on how to #BreakTheBias.
In our latest podcast, TFG’s Deepesh Patel spoke with John Miller, chief economic analyst at Trade Data Monitor (TDM), about the surprising resilience of global trade over the last two years
Despite net zero targets agreed to at COP26, global demand for coal is hotter than ever. TFG’s Lewis Evans investigates why…
Letters of credit are one of the most commonly used trade finance instruments, and they are a great way to increase security and mitigate risk during a trade transaction
The latest issue of TFG’s Trade Finance Talks, ‘Trade at a tipping point’, is out now!