Indonesia’s Ministry of Industry has dismissed Apple’s proposed $1 billion investment in local manufacturing as insufficient to overturn its ban on iPhone 16 sales. The rejection comes as President Prabowo… read more →
To discuss these potential implications and explore how a second Trump presidency will reshape global trade, finance, and geopolitical dynamics, Trade Finance Global spoke with Rebecca Harding, Economist at Rebecanomics; Robert Besseling, CEO at Pangea Risk; Alyssa DiCaprio, former Chief Economist at R3; and Simon Everett, Trade Policy Expert on the day the results were announced.
As the year winds to a close we’re revisiting our predictions to see how well they measured up to reality. Let’s dive in!
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of any national economy, a characteristic that is pertinent in Uzbekistan. Not only do SMEs account for almost 50% of the national GDP, but they also employ almost 80% of the workforce—the biggest source of employment in a nation where unemployment is high, at around 7%.
Buckle up, and fasten your seatbelts! It’s been another turbulent year for trade, treasury and payments. Our data team poured through the analytics of hundreds of podcasts, videos and stories… read more →
This article will explore digitisation vs digitalisation, explaining the differences between these two concepts and providing examples of their applications and implications in especially trade finance industry. What is trade… read more →
The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) is developing a comprehensive international convention to standardise negotiable cargo documents across multiple transportation modes, potentially transforming international trade documentation practices.… read more →
The study reveals a significant acceleration in the adoption of digital trade documentation, with 49% of surveyed businesses now using eBLs either exclusively or in combination with traditional paper bills.… read more →
At the 2024 Trade Finance Investor Day conference in London, Deepesh Patel, Editorial Director at Trade Finance Global (TFG), sat down with Richard Wulff, Executive Director of the International Credit… read more →
Nowadays, we take shipping and container shipping’s rich history and significance in global trade for granted. The most counterintuitive learning for me at Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN) was that… read more →
