The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has lowered its economic growth forecasts for developing Asian and Pacific countries amid a worsened global outlook in 2023. The region’s economy will grow 4.2%… read more →

TFG spoke to a Tunisian banker at EBRD 2022 about the state of play in Tunisia and why the Russia-Ukraine conflict has so severely impacted the country economically.

The aim of the strategy – to “make Europe the first carbon-neutral continent” – was always ambitious. The question now is whether the events over the last 30 months have put the targets out of reach.

As natural capital and biodiversity rise up the global agenda, Planet Tracker examines the economic implications of countries’ dependence on nature. International trade is dependent on nature.  Around 40% of… read more →

Sri Lanka has reached a preliminary agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a loan of about $2.9 billion.  Sri Lanka is going through its worst economic crisis since… read more →

Your Monday morning coffee briefing from TFG: China hits record trade surplus in July

The World Bank has approved the second phase of West Africa’s regional Food Systems Resilience Program (FSRP-2), earmarking $315 million in financing to increase the robustness of food systems in… read more →

The first ship carrying grain has left a Ukrainian port under a landmark deal with Russia. Turkish and Ukrainian officials say the ship left the southern port of Odesa early… read more →

TFG spoke to one of the world’s largest factoring associations to find out how trade receivables can help solve the liquidity crunch caused by supply chain disruption.

A new survey by Changing Markets Foundation finds that the meat and dairy sector must cut methane emissions to tackle climate change or face lost profits. A new report from… read more →