TFG heard from development finance expert Diana Smallridge on the role of various institutions when it comes to financing trade, infrastructure, and exports.
UK Export Finance to offer export insurance in all major markets in response to Coronavirus (COVID-19) UK Export Finance (UKEF) can insure UK businesses against the risk of non-payment when… read more →
TFG heard from John Lentaigne, Acting CEO at African Trade Insurance Agency, on the current investment landscape in Africa.
Unexpected and unpredictable, COVID-19 has already made a huge impact on global economies and markets, including the currency market.
TFG spoke to Vape Club’s Vlad Vassiliev about some of the supply chain disruptions and strategies eCommerce companies are undergoing to navigate unchartered waters.
In response to ADB’s recent USD $200mn to boost trade finance in response to the impact of COVID-19, TFG caught up with Manilla based Steven Beck on TFT. The requirements for multinationals and development banks has never been more important in keeping supply chains running.
With that in mind, TFG spoke to experienced trade veteran Abdurrahman Ozalp, based in Turkey about trade opportunities and the importance of trade rules
TFG heard from French ECA Bpifrance around the current market for lending to French exporters as the biggest worries for SME exporters
The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has significantly increased UK Export Finance’s (UKEF) direct lending facility to £8 billion, with £2 billion allocated for clean growth projects. Through UKEF’s direct lending scheme,… read more →
For Africa, the trade finance gap has been estimated at USD 110-120 billion. TFG spoke to Afreximbank on the challenges/ opps that lie ahead.