Your Monday morning coffee briefing from TFG, bringing you the biggest trade finance stories from the last seven days
In our latest podcast, TFG’s Deepesh Patel spoke to Finastra’s Iain MacLennan on fintech collaboration vs competition, the challenge of digitalisation, and helping SMEs emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic
Among our top stories: Going nuclear – SWIFT ban to hamper Russian trade
The head of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has written an open letter calling on major institutions to protect small businesses impacted by economic sanctions on Russia. John W.H.… read more →
Letters of credit are one of the most commonly used trade finance instruments, and they are a great way to increase security and mitigate risk during a trade transaction
The UK and New Zealand have signed a new free trade deal that will remove trade barriers on a huge range of UK goods and services. The deal is expected… read more →
Twenty years ago Asia had a 12% share of the global factoring market. Today that share is 25%.
In this article, FCI’s Lin Hui looks at factoring’s two decades of steady growth in Asia, and where the industry goes from here…
In this article, SACE’s Irene Gambelli discusses the support provided by Italy’s export credit agency to SMEs during and after the pandemic, with an increasing focus on green finance
In this article, Emmanuelle Ganne, senior analyst at the World Trade Organization (WTO), looks at how digitalisation can help SMEs access trade finance
A new survey has found that the UK’s post-pandemic recovery is losing momentum, as inflation worries spread and business sentiment turns negative.
