UK Export Data: 1996 – 2014 We reviewed 18 years of data from the Overseas Trade Statistics published by the HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) on UK international trade, in… read more →

New Guide for Business Funding Launched by Trade Finance Global Last week Trade Finance Global launched the ‘Business Finance Guide for SMEs’ which lists sources of finance and funding for… read more →

What is happening in the world economy and what is the latest on Greece? We have seen market volatility from China in recent weeks, starting with a large sell off… read more →

We spoke to Kati Suominen from TradeUp Capital Fund about Crowdfunding and Export finance, and how technology is allowing businesses to access finance to trade internationally. What are the main… read more →

Back to our favourite topic – Greece! It is crunch time with the economy and the Greek stock market is closed until Monday as a reflection of the uncertainty surrounding… read more →

Chancellor George Osborne delivered his seventh budget earlier today. He offered Britain a ‘new contract’ – but what does this mean for businesses? The economy grew by 3% in 2014… read more →

The days of judgement are upon us. We are at a point after five years and over $240bn worth of bailouts later Greece could reverse the decision to enter the… read more →

Securing finance to purchase goods: There are many routes for SMEs Equity or angel investment is great for kickstarting the growth of an awesome startup, but sometimes, it’s not appropriate.… read more →

What has happened with Greece? The Greek situation has not moved along much, with major new concessions on issues that are key to every stakeholder not been dealt with, such… read more →

Conservatives win majority, pound strengthens Markets are up almost 2% on the back of the Conservatives winning the election. Traders have also bet over night on the strengthening of the… read more →