ADB’s flagship Trade Finance Gaps Survey returns for its eighth edition, confirming expectations that the global trade finance gap – unmet demand for trade financing – has worsened, reaching $2.5 trillion, an increase of 47% since the last stock-taking which pegged the gap at $1.7 trillion in 2020.
In its largest single-period increase since its inception, the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) latest Trade Finance Gaps, Growth, and Jobs Survey indicates that the trade finance gap in 2022 rose to $2.5 trillion, up from $1.7 in 2020 and $1.5 trillion in 2018.
Sarah Murrow, CEO of Allianz Trade UK & Ireland, explains how trade credit insurance can help UK companies grow export revenues safely at a time of heightened credit risk.
T3i Partner Network LLP, a global alliance of experts in trade, treasury, and technology, has formally unveiled its inception, aimed at furthering advancements in the fields of trade finance and… read more →
In the wake of the pandemic, the global economy has seen a confluence of challenges, including geopolitical risks, interest rate changes, and commodity price fluctuations.
The G20 Trade and Investment Ministerial Meeting was held in Jaipur, India, on August 24-25, 2023. The meeting focused on the future of trade and investment in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine.
The European Union and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) are backing food security and other key industries in wartime Ukraine through a new risk-sharing agreement in favour… read more →
Since B2B can attract the most money, the focus quickly turned to helping the corporate treasurer, the SME, and the B2B space.
In part 1 of this interview, Morgan Lépinoy, Managing Director of Viatrans broke down how container deposits are creating deep structural issues for the shipping and logistics industry in Africa, and what Viatrans is doing to help mitigate these challenges.
African economies hold the potential to play significant roles in global supply chains, leveraging their abundant resources, which are indispensable to high-tech sectors, coupled with their expanding consumer markets, according… read more →
