The International Trade and Forfaiting Association (ITFA) has been facilitating global trade finance by connecting various stakeholders, fostering collaboration, and driving innovation.

To learn more about the current state of credit insurance in trade finance, Trade Finance Global (TFG) spoke with Marcus Miller, Managing Director, Global Lenders Solutions Group Leader, Credit Specialties, and Marie-Aude Vesval, Global Unfunded Risk Participation Leader, Credit Specialties at Marsh.

Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI), the UAE export credit company, and three partners signed a joint agreement on Tuesday, September 17 to support global commodities giant Trafigura in expanding their acquisition of commodities from the UAE. 

In a quickfire session at the 50th Annual Trade and Forfaiting Conference held at ITFA Abu Dhabi, TFG’s Deepesh Patel spoke with Sean Edwards, Chairman of the International Trade and Forfaiting Association (ITFA), about some of the key themes emerging throughout the conference.

The Bank for International Settlement (BIS) announced on Tuesday, September 17, that 41 major private sector financial firms would join Project Agorá, the Basel-based bank’s pioneering wholesale cross-border payments tokenisation project. 

Nedbank Corporate and Investment Bank, the Johannesburg-based bank, has announced a strategic partnership with UAE logistics provider

At ITFA’s 50th annual conference in Cyprus, Trade Finance Global’s editor Deepesh Patel, sat down with NLN Swaroop, Global Product Head for Sustainable Trade Finance, Innovation, Financial Institutions, Capital Management… read more →

The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has released its second policy statement on the implementation of Basel 3.1, set to take effect in January 2025.

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Unpredictability is a defining characteristic of today’s trade finance scape. In this regard, the need for insurance cannot be understated. Speaking to Trade Finance Global’s Deepesh Patel at ITFA’s 50th… read more →