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.

TFG spoke to Global Trade Solutions CEO on the potential for DLT to help alleviate issues around port congestion in the shipping industry.

With Vision 2030, Saudi Arabia has embarked on the boldest model of economic and social reform anywhere in the world. TFG spoke to SABB about this transformation in raising the Kingdom’s non-oil trade from 16% to 50% of GDP.

Africa is home to 1.3 billion people spread across 54 countries, 20 of which have economies set to expand by an average of 5% or higher over the next five years. We spoke to BACB’s CEO about export opportunities in Africa.

TFG heard from Director of SMEunited, Luc Hendrickx on how to make international trade fit for MSMEs, and how WTO can help

TFG spoke to British Argentine Chamber of Commerce’s, Susana Ecclestone about Argentina’s trade opportunities.