SMEs (small medium-sized enterprises) are a fundamental pillar of the economy. The World Bank estimates they make up 90 percent of businesses globally and more than 50 percent of employment… read more →

ICC – renowned for its global standards that enable trillions of dollars of cross-border transactions each year – has announced the operational launch of a major new initiative to ensure… read more →

Hong Kong/Paris/New York City (3 September 2020) – The International Chamber of Commerce, the institutional representative of 45 million businesses worldwide, has announced the creation of a new Advisory Group… read more →

New report from GSCFF aims to address criticisms across three key areas: the potential adverse impact on suppliers, issues relating to financial reporting and transparency, and overall programme risk.

This Line of financing is in line with ITFC’s ‘Recovery Response Program’ (RRP), aimed at mitigating the adverse socio-economic impact of COVID 19 which is expected to last longer than… read more →

Under the Export Development Guarantee (EDG), UKEF can provide partial guarantees covering up to 80 per cent of the risk to lenders for a maximum repayment period of up to five years.

Nairobi, July 24th 2020 – As part of its mandate to strengthen the entrepreneurial fabric of the region, the Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB) SME Programme is pleased… read more →

Brussels, 22/07/2020 – SMEunited welcomes the European Council deal on the Recovery package. European leaders took an important step, which is a strong sign of cross-border solidarity amid the pandemic.… read more →

EIPP in combination with blockchain can help banks avoid duplicate Invoice Financing and perform dedupe effectively.

There is immense synergy to be unlocked between SMEs and trade finance funds by working closely together and developing relationships that allow for a level of comfort on both sides of the coin to be developed over time.