South Korea has formally restored Japan to its list of countries it gives preferential treatment in trade, three years after the neighbours downgraded each other’s trade status amid a diplomatic… read more →
Finding from recent Finastra research shows that bank view fintech partnerships as a vital strategy, with three in four banks looking to connect with three fintechs in the next 12-18… read more →
The Business Research Company’s research on the trade credit insurance market forecasts the global trade credit insurance market size to grow from $10.3 billion in 2022 to $11.2 billion in… read more →
From “Accelerator” to “Zombie Firm”, the fintech industry has numerous terms that often confuse and scare away many people. If one is not involved with the industry, there are endless… read more →
Today, the World Economic Forum (WEF), the World Trade Organization (WTO) Secretariat and the World Bank Group announced their pilot initiative, Action on Climate and Trade (ACT), to help developing… read more →
British trade minister Nigel Huddleston signed a trade deal with the U.S. state of Oklahoma while in Washington. The British embassy noted that while on the trip, Huddleston hailed another… read more →
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a trade finance transaction guarantee facility to Banque Commerciale Du Burundi (Bancobu). Leveraging Bancobu’s strategic footprint in the… read more →
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Citi are jointly supporting the rollout of a sustainable supply chain finance programme for Finnish technology and services company Metso Outotec… read more →
Global trade is a constantly evolving landscape with new challenges and opportunities emerging all the time. In an international marketplace dominated by digital technologies that bridge gaps between oceans, staying… read more →
Today, Standard Chartered and the IFC announced the signing of a $700 million investment in the IFC’s Global Trade Liquidity Programme (GTLP) in support of global trade finance. Since the… read more →
