Could meaningful action by the US Fed this year see capital attracted back to the US, putting recent Asian emerging markets growth under considerable stress, ponders Ed Arghand, Senior Underwriter, Political and Credit Risk, HDI Global Specialty SE.

Twenty years ago Asia had a 12% share of the global factoring market. Today that share is 25%.

In this article, FCI’s Lin Hui looks at factoring’s two decades of steady growth in Asia, and where the industry goes from here…

In this article, SACE’s Irene Gambelli discusses the support provided by Italy’s export credit agency to SMEs during and after the pandemic, with an increasing focus on green finance

A new report has found that the total value of world trade hit a record high in 2021, but is expected to flatline into a sluggish 2022. The Global Trade… read more →

In this article, the Bank of England’s Alastair Hughes talks about LIBOR cessation and risk-free rate alternatives

In this article, James A. Fok, author and former HKEX executive, considers how a US Fed rate hike could affect the dollar, relations with China, and social stability

In this article, BAFT’s Diana Rodriguez talks about ESG, sustainable trade finance, and BAFT’s role in sustainable transaction banking

In light of COP26, and with Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala providing the WTO with a fresh direction, the world of trade is increasingly recognising that trade and environmental action cannot operate in silos

With the COVID-19 pandemic now behind us, several key themes have emerged that will challenge the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the trade finance industry in 2022

In this article, we speak with Finastra’s Michael Vrontamitis about banking, digitalisation, and tackling the trade finance gap