This week at the Berne Union spring meeting, 74 export credit agencies, multilateral institutions, private banks, and credit insurers met in Istanbul. In addition to discussing underwriting trends and strategic… read more →

Everything you need to know about the Queen’s speech and it’s implications on trade.

Contour, the global digital trade finance network has today announced its collaboration with TradeLens, a blockchain-based supply chain platform that enables the secure and transparent transfer of electronic bills of… read more →

The UK Department for International Trade (DIT) has announced the country’s latest round of sanctions against Russia and Belarus following the invasion of Ukraine in February.  The total package consists… read more →

Your Monday morning coffee briefing from TFG: Winners of International Trade Awards 2022 in cooperation with BAFT announced

Citi has announced the launch of Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) Instant Payments in Europe, further increasing the bank’s instant payments offering. The launch will provide clients with the ability… read more →

Your morning coffee briefing from TFG – Gas from the past: political history haunts energy supply chains amid Russian sanctions

Your Monday morning coffee briefing from TFG:
Bank of America will transition to recycled plastic for credit and debit cards beginning in 2023

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) committed $22.8 billion from its own resources in 2021 to help Asia and the Pacific tackle the immediate effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and promote… read more →

Bank of America announced that it will transition all plastic credit and debit card products to be made from at least 80% recycled plastic starting in 2023.  The company is… read more →