The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Digital Standards Initiative (DSI) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) have issued a joint call to action to expedite the adoption of globally interoperable standards, which are crucial for enabling digital trade across the world.

Trade finance trends, legal opinions, trade document analysis, and sustainability and digitalisation updates… what more could you want out of an industry event?

The European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)’s Trade Facilitation Programme, alongside the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Morocco and the ICC Digital Standards Initiative, recently hosted a conference on the Digitalisation of International Trade in Casablanca, Morocco.

At ICC Austria’s Trade Finance Week in Vienna, Trade Finance Global sat down with Andrea Tang, Legal Services Director at the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Association (FIATA), to discuss a few of these developments.

To learn more about risks and risk management, Trade Finance Global (TFG) spoke with Peter Milne and Alex Gray, Director of Trade and Transaction Banking at the London Institute of Banking and Finance (LIBF).

The European Banking Authority (EBA) recently issued a consultation paper proposing pivotal changes in the classification of guarantees under banking regulations. 

International trade is the lifeblood of the global economy serving as a vital catalyst for economic growth, innovation, and prosperity across nations, including in the MENA region.

Discover the ICC DSI’s initiative to facilitate digital trade with the release of their Key Trade Documents and Data Elements (KTDDE) report.

The EBRD serves a vital role in bolstering economic stability and growth within its regions, and the TFP is an integral part of achieving these goals.

The ICC DSI has released their final KTDDE report, finishing their harmonisation of 36 key trade documents.