IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and BNP Paribas (BNPP), today announced a landmark Synthetic Significant Risk Transfer (Synthetic SRT) transaction. This Synthetic SRT will allow BNPP to… read more →

With an estimated 3.5 billion fans around the world, it’s no wonder the finance behind football piques interest, even in the world of trade and receivables finance.

Hamsika Gopalan discusses the trade finance and commodity environment for SMEs in 2023. After a few years of volatility, 2023 is expected to be another difficult year.

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the World Bank’s investment arm, said it will provide Sri Lanka a $400 million cross-currency swap facility to help fund essential imports. Three private banks,… read more →

TFG interviewed ITFA and ADB about the financing of dirty commodities and fossil fuels, and what a sustainable transition means for trade finance.

Your Monday morning coffee briefing from TFG, 27 February 2023

Global CRM firm Salesforce has announced that Santander UK is using its technology to power Santander Navigator to help UK businesses expand internationally.  It is a digital platform launched in… read more →

Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masatsugu Asakawa and India Prime Minister Narendra Modi met today to discuss the country’s development priorities. Mr. Asakawa conveyed ADB’s intention to provide $20 billion–$25… read more →

A court ruling on 22 February heard that the Marco Polo Network has debts of more than €5.2 million (£4.6 million).

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) have signed a landmark first co-financing agreement, under which MIGA will issue up to $200… read more →