A joint statement calling for action to address the global food security crisis was issued by the heads of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), International Monetary Fund (IMF), World… read more →

The supply chain crunch needs liquidity to oil its wheels. Will the current commodities price surge be enough to lure lenders back into the trade finance business? 

Your Monday morning coffee briefing from TFG: Euro hits parity with US dollar for the first time in 20 years

Indian exporters and traders can now accept payment in Indian Rupees (INR), rather than US dollars, according to new rules introduced by the Reserve Bank of India The Reserve Bank… read more →

After weeks of speculation and predictions of the euro’s value hitting parity with the US dollar, it finally happened this week, and the world noticed. 

An improved version of the online alert system ePing launched on 13 July, facilitating tracking of sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) and technical barriers to trade (TBT) measures. SPS tool ePing… read more →

Over the last decade, Vietnam has become a top destination for investment in manufacturing – more desirable than other Southeast Asian nations like the ASEAN-4 countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines). This has led many to wonder why Vietnam is such an attractive destination for investors.

Elitza Kavrakova from Raiffeisen Bank International AG discusses how, despite years of discussion, commercial bankers have not seen much improvement in the process of de-risking.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has invested €20 million in a €230 million green bond issued by Lamda Development in Greece.  Lamda is a Greek real-estate developer… read more →

Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA), a neutral, non-profit group established to further the digitalisation and standardisation of container shipping in conjunction with its nine carrier members, today announced phase two… read more →