Your morning coffee briefing from TFG. Director-General Okonjo-Iweala highlights the crucial role of trade in combating the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and reviving the progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals, Brussels delays digital levy plan to increase support for global corporate tax reform, the spread of the Delta variant threatens Europe’s economic rebound and UK advertising watchdog to crack down on misleading crypto marketing to project consumers
An infamous tortoise, by the name of ‘Bixi’, unsuccessfully predicted England snatching the 2020 UEFA European Football Championship.
Gunvor Group has announced the successful signing and increase of its $872.5 million off balance sheet instrument (OBSI) facility. After receiving a substantial over-subscription of 45%, and high levels of… read more →
Finastra and Hangzhou Hundsun Lirong Software Co. Ltd. to co-develop a tailored version of Finastras’s Fusion Opics treasury solution for the Chinese market. This treasury solution- currently, used by over… read more →
Paymaster24, a full-service Payment Service Provider (PSP), announced a new partnership with Banking Circle to enhance its service proposition for merchants.
Deutsche Bank announces the closing of two new 203 million euro social loans with the Republic of Ghana. The financing agreements have a 95 percent insurance cover by the African… read more →
FCI has just published its Annual Review – a globally recognised publication in the world of factoring and receivables finance. The publication includes the final statistics for the industry –… read more →
The Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO), the West African Center for Training and Banking Studies (COFEB), AFREXIMBANK and FCI, announce a series of three international webinars on “Factoring… read more →
The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation’s West Africa SME Program receives €10 million to finance Covid-19 recovery, job creation, support SMEs and the private sector. Abidjan – July 05, 2021:… read more →
Your morning coffee briefing from TFG. The global economy could lose over $4 trillion due to the pandemic, world’s leading economies agree on a global minimum corporate tax rate of 15%, US economy shows signs of rebounding after Joe Biden’s stimulus package, European companies focus on ASEAN region amid expectations of business growth, and UK and Singapore start negotiations on digital trade to cut red tape on e-transactions and e-signatures.