The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will mobilise more than €1.1 billion in financing through direct investments or financial intermediaries to help the European Union (EU) countries where… read more →

A new report highlights the progress of Thailand and UK digital trade partnership to deliver a cheaper, faster and simpler trade framework for SMEs. The International Chamber of Commerce United… read more →

As uncertainty remains in global supply chains and trade finance, the International Trade and Forfaiting Association’s (ITFA) Lynn Galkoski, Director, Trade Product & Portfolio Management with BNY Mellon Treasury Services shares her insights on trends that may arise this year.

Tuesday morning, the Institute of Export & International Trade (IoE&IT) and Ernst & Young (EY) released their report, “TradeTech: A pathway for businesses to seize trade opportunities”.  Marco Forgione, director… read more →

The World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2022 reveals that despite progress made towards gender equality in education and health, the gender gap in economic participation and opportunity remains essentially unchanged.

The world’s SMEs need £24.7 trillion worth of financing to close the trade finance gap, with UK SMEs needing an estimated £580 billion, the chief economist of the trade credit… read more →

Trade Finance Global (TFG) spoke with Pamela Mar, managing director at the ICC Digital Standards Initiative, to explore the key themes driving trade digitisation and their potential impact on trade and trade finance in 2023.

Hamsika Gopalan discusses the trade finance and commodity environment for SMEs in 2023. After a few years of volatility, 2023 is expected to be another difficult year.

Your Monday morning coffee briefing from TFG, 27 February 2023

Global CRM firm Salesforce has announced that Santander UK is using its technology to power Santander Navigator to help UK businesses expand internationally.  It is a digital platform launched in… read more →