Covid-19 pandemic, the rise of techno-nationalism, US-China trade war, and Singapore string of frauds – just how well are the Asian markets responding to these issues?
TFG / SME Finance Forum exclusive, with Marcus Wallenberg, B20 Saudi Arabia, on the future of trade in the form of e-commerce and sustainable trade.
With electronic document rules in place, it is now the role of key players and regulators to go ahead and enable trade finance to take advantage of digital innovation.
A TFG / SME Finance Forum exclusive B20-Business at OECD joint interview on reducing barriers that SMEs in particular encounter in their quest to participate in Global Value Chains (GVCs).
Finastra pilots revolutionary microfinance initiative, Trust Machine, in Kenya Technology and ecosystem will help tackle some of industry’s biggest challenges including SME funding and financial exclusion in financial services London,… read more →
• Creates a new digital pathway to credit for wholesalers for better cash flow management and inventory investments • Collaborative solution digitally integrates Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) marketing campaigns… read more →
Enabling seamless transactions from one account to another anywhere in the world with end-to-end transparency and predictability Made available through a next-generation digital platform that maintains SWIFT’s hallmark focus on… read more →
The UK has today secured a free trade agreement with Japan, which is the UK’s first major trade deal as an independent trading nation. The UK has secured a free… read more →
TFG heard from José Manuel Campa, Chairperson, EBA on the key initiatives taken by the banking sector to support the economy post-Covid such as technology and innovation in banks and prevention of financial crime.
Global trade volumes will contract by -15% in 2020, no return to pre-crisis levels before 2022 Global economy to shrink by -4.7% this year, with growth of +4.8% in 2021… read more →