Freeports are a special kind of air, rail, or seaport, where normal tax and customs rules don’t apply, says John Lucy, director of Liverpool City Region Freeport

India and the UAE have signed a major new trade and investment pact that will eventually remove all tariffs on all goods from both nations. The Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement… read more →

In this article, UKEF’s Richard Simon Lewis looks back on COP26, and looks forward to a green revolution in which UK exports play a leading role

Twenty years ago Asia had a 12% share of the global factoring market. Today that share is 25%.

In this article, FCI’s Lin Hui looks at factoring’s two decades of steady growth in Asia, and where the industry goes from here…

A new report has found that the total value of world trade hit a record high in 2021, but is expected to flatline into a sluggish 2022. The Global Trade… read more →

In this article, the Bank of England’s Alastair Hughes talks about LIBOR cessation and risk-free rate alternatives

Nominations for the Trade Finance Global International Trade Awards 2022, in cooperation with BAFT, the leading international transaction banking association, are now open.

In this article, we speak with Finastra’s Michael Vrontamitis about banking, digitalisation, and tackling the trade finance gap

In this article, Iain MacLennan, head of trade and supply chain finance at Finastra, looks at survey data on business models, digitalisation, and regulatory issues after COVID-19

Trade Finance Global (TFG) is delighted to announce that it has joined the Trade Finance Distribution (TFD) Initiative as a non-bank originator