TFG brings back $1,000 Accelerate Scholarship due to high demand to bridge the trade skills gap
UK Export Finance (UKEF), the export credit agency of the British government, has more than tripled its investment in Africa to £2.3 billion. From approximately £600 million in 2018-19, UKEF’s… read more →
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has today opened the 2022 Africa Investment Conference. The conference aims to boost trade between the UK and Africa, and is this year set to… read more →
UK clothing brand Burberry has refinanced its revolving credit facility (RCF) to a £300 million sustainability-linked loan coordinated by Lloyds Bank. The facility is linked to the achievement of environmental,… read more →
2021 was a very green year for Europe’s multilateral development bank, which invested a record amount in green finance projects. Last year, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)… read more →
A UK trade delegation has arrived in India to open negotiations on a new free trade agreement that could double UK exports to the country by 2030. Anne-Marie Trevelyan, international… read more →
The UK has signed a new sovereign investment partnership (SIP) with Oman, focused on driving high-value investment in both countries. Based on a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the UK’s… read more →
ABN AMRO Bank has said that it was rewarded for its early preparation for SWIFT trade finance changes, thanks to a solution from Norwegian software vendor Commercial Banking Applications (CBA).… read more →
HSBC has completed its first sustainability-linked trade finance transaction with Hong Kong-based garment maker Epic Group. The pricing of the facility was tied to Epic Group’s performance in areas such… read more →
