The Arab region has seen significant progress in education, particularly for women, thanks to the ambitious Visions for 2030 and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Governments have prioritised education reform to break generational cycles of poverty, inequality, and stagnant economic growth, leading to Arab women excelling in education and driving regional prosperity.

Trade Finance Global’s (TFG) Annie Kovacevic spoke with Mpho Sadiki, head of realtime payments at BankservAfrica, to learn more about what’s in store for the continent. 

When King Henry II composed the first major treatise of English property law in 1187, he lacked the foresight to mention anything related to the ownership of digital assets. Thankfully,… read more →

What is the difference between a red clause letter of credit and a green clause letter of credit? Read TFG’s 2022 letter of credit guide now!

Trade Finance Global surveyed firms throughout Europe to gain an understanding of SMEs’ trade finance usage norms and their propensity to pay for new or additional trade finance products and services.

When using an usance or deferred letter of credit, the issuing bank must make payment by a preset date. This makes planning easier and unlocks working capital.

Despite high inflation, record energy prices, and geopolitical uncertainty, demand for trade finance SMEs is on the rise.

Two, the business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce payments platform, and Allianz Trade, the trade credit insurance provider, have formed a partnership to grow the ‘buy now pay later’ (BNPL) finance market for… read more →

Citi has announced the launch of Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) Instant Payments in Europe, further increasing the bank’s instant payments offering. The launch will provide clients with the ability… read more →

The concept of digital transformation with a digital economy deeply permeates the current fulcrum of global economic debates, unlike previous socio-economic disruptions and revolutions that took more than one hundred years to have a massive effect on society.