Long known for being oil-producing economies, many Gulf states have been switching over to renewables in a bid to remain competitive and meet emissions targets, despite the current commodities boom. … read more →

Your Monday morning coffee briefing from TFG: China hits record trade surplus in July

Standard Chartered and ADM announced the launch of the bank’s first green trade export letter of credit (LC) programme in Singapore, London, and New York.  Issued under the “Sustainable Goods”… read more →

New research from Allianz Trade shows that reducing non-tariff barriers to trade could lower inflation by 4.5 percentage points (pp) in the EU and by 2pp in the US. Nearly… read more →

China’s trade surplus rose to a record high of $101.26 billion in July, the first time in history that the indicator has risen above the $100 billion mark.  A trade… read more →

The financial belt is tightening around China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).  Many headlines in recent weeks highlight the mounting debt and declining activity that the “project of the century”… read more →

Your Monday coffee briefing from TFG: China ramps up trade restrictions against Taiwan

The World Bank has approved the second phase of West Africa’s regional Food Systems Resilience Program (FSRP-2), earmarking $315 million in financing to increase the robustness of food systems in… read more →

The two member organisations will work together to accelerate the digital transformation of container shipping for the benefit of shippers Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) and the European Shippers’ Council… read more →

China has announced a series of trade restrictions against Taiwan in response to United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the island on Tuesday. China will no longer allow… read more →