There is no question that the turbulent global economy and the unending impact of the COVID-19 pandemic have wreaked havoc on China’s supply chain. The country’s economy is taking a hit with factories being forced to shut down, resulting in a significant disruption in international commerce.
Greek companies engaged in international activities will benefit from a new €200 million trade finance partnership between the European Investment Bank (EIB) and HSBC Bank plc announced in Athens today,… read more →
The UK Centre for Digital Trade and Innovation (C4DTI) and Electronic Transaction Development Agency (ETDA) launched a new partnership project, funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office, to provide… read more →
As we move into 2023, it will be crucial for solution providers to adapt and collaborate in order to seize the opportunities presented by digitisation for game-changing value creation.
UK small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) seeking to make changes to achieve Net Zero are as motivated by purpose-driven, or social impact, factors as by commercial considerations, according to research… read more →
Research from the CBI and Finastra, canvassing the opinions of UK small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs), suggests that there’s a gap between the ambition of firms to trade internationally and… read more →
The shift to a more digital form of globalisation changes who is participating, how business is done across borders, and where the economic benefits are flowing. This creates a new paradigm where not only large corporates, but also retailers, SMEs, and individuals can use international payments, integrated commerce, or trade interfaces regularly.
Allianz Trade, a trade credit insurance company, Two, a business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce payments platform, and Santander Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB), a trade finance bank, have partnered to provide the… read more →
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $10 million trade finance Transaction Guarantee (TG) to Banco Fomento de Angola S.A. (BFA). Leveraging BFA’s strategic… read more →
There is little doubt that 2022 has been an unprecedented year and for better or for worse, there has been a lot that has happened in the trade, treasury, payments and supply chain spaces.
