The British Exporters Association (BExA) today launched its UK Export Finance (UKEF) Benchmarking Report, scoring the export credit agency (ECA) 9 out of 10. The report, now in its 13th… read more →

Persistent structural gaps within and between the world’s economies will decisively influence trade in the years ahead. This was one of the key findings in the latest Future of Trade report.

The UK is set to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), an expansive free trade area of 11 countries spanning the Indo-Pacific. The new agreement follows… read more →

The Asian Development Bank (ADB), through its Trade and Supply Chain Finance Program (TSCFP), has initiated a series of discussions with government agencies in several of its developing member countries… read more →

UK Export Finance (UKEF) today announces it has appointed its first International Export Finance Executive (IEFE) for South Korea. With £4 billion of funding on offer to buyers, provided they… read more →

Looking to further international trade, Tim Reid, CEO of UK Export Finance (UKEF) met with Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, and Finance Minister Deline Ibrahimaj to finalise a £4 billion… read more →

As uncertainty remains in global supply chains and trade finance, the International Trade and Forfaiting Association’s (ITFA) Lynn Galkoski, Director, Trade Product & Portfolio Management with BNY Mellon Treasury Services shares her insights on trends that may arise this year.

After COVID-19, the commodity trade finance industry experienced a period of great recovery. Trade finance covers a broad range of financing arrangements for the production, exporting and selling of commodities. 

Nine ocean carriers recently committed to 100% adoption of an electronic bill of lading (eBL) by 2030, with a waypoint goal of 50% adoption within five years. It is a significant step along the road to digitalisation, one that heralds a future for container trade processes that are simpler, more sustainable and more resilient.

The world’s SMEs need £24.7 trillion worth of financing to close the trade finance gap, with UK SMEs needing an estimated £580 billion, the chief economist of the trade credit… read more →