To learn more about reverse mentoring and other approaches to closing the gender gap in trade finance, Trade Finance Global (TFG) spoke with Rita King, Managing Director and Head of Institutional Trade Sales at Lloyds Bank.
In an era of complex global transactions and stringent compliance measures, the question of how much information is too much arises. In trade finance, compliance, regulatory, and fraud-prevention checks are increasingly demanding, and while access to data has never been greater, the challenge remains: how do we make sense of it all?
The energy transition is more than just a buzzword; it represents a fundamental shift in how the world generates and consumes energy.
The advent of digitalisation presents an opportunity to transform trade finance by addressing long-standing inefficiencies and one such innovation is a digital version of the bill of exchange called the… read more →
Under this partnership, the IFC will provide Banco Safra with risk mitigation and connect it to its network of major international banks to set up partnerships on trade finance facilities.… read more →
On Tuesday 1 October, the African Development Bank (AfDB) announced it was partnering with Bank of Africa Morocco (BOA) to provide the Moroccan bank with a €70 million trade finance facility.
A company’s understanding of risk—across partnerships and operations—is becoming the primary defence in times of heightened uncertainty. For trade finance, this plays out most acutely in the supply chain. From Ukraine to the South China Sea, ongoing cyber and wartime security threats mean that the supply chain finance market feels the full weight of geopolitical unrest.
Talking about trade and sustainability can be a double-edged sword: international trade is denounced by climate and anti-globalisation activists for polluting the planet, but many see great potential in trade to power a green transition. Like it or not, trade makes up almost 30% of global GDP; it has also lifted over a billion people out of poverty in the last decades, and is going to become an increasingly central part of the fight against climate change as more parts of the world become integrated in the global market.
August 28, 2024, London—Trade Finance Global (TFG) is excited to announce the addition of three more industry leaders to its editorial board.
Everyone loves a first birthday party. The Electronic Trade Documents Act (or ETDA as it is affectionately known) celebrates that milestone on 20 September 2024. Whilst 12 months is barely a beat in the life of a statute, now nonetheless seems like an appropriate moment to reflect on its progress to date.
