Following warnings to UK government Ministers around exporters being locked out of the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILs) by banks, the UK government has clarified its position.
London, 21 April 2020 – A preliminary report released today outlines a significant cumulative response from insurers of export credit, resulting in four broad categories of support, based on: Supporting… read more →
ITFA, BAFT, Berne Union, IACPM, IUA and LMA today wrote to European Union policymakers about the importance of facilitating bank lending amid the COVID-19 crisis.
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has provided guidance to the trade finance market to address COVID-19 disruptions, urging governments and central banks to void any legal prohibitions on the… read more →
More than ever, now is the time for the G20 to work together, be aligned and coordinated in addressing urgent relief measures to contain the spread of the pandemic and… read more →
Responding to new UK Finance figures which show that 6,016 of the 28,461 small business finance applications made through the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) have been successful, Federation of… read more →
I have been amazed at the response of the financial services innovation community to the COVID-19 crisis. It is at times like these that we really see the value of… read more →
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and World Health Organization (WHO) have launched a worldwide survey to report the challenges faced by the private sector from COVID-19. In response to… read more →
Initiatives focusing on pharmaceuticals and healthcare and other value-added sectors such as agriculture and textiles to take precedence (Jeddah, KSA, 14 April 2020) – The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC),… read more →
SINGAPORE, April 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Cargill and Agrocorp, in partnership with Rabobank and other logistics partners, have completed a cross-continent commodity trade transaction of wheat from North America to Southeast Asia on a blockchain platform… read more →
