Over the last ten years, nature dependent exports accounted for 40% of annual world trade ($7.4 trillion) – 36% of which stemmed from non-democratic regimes, as defined by the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Democracy Index. 

If the Electronic Trade Document Bill trade bill is passed this year, digital documents will be recognised under UK law, which could prove pivotal for global trade. Could blockchain hold the key to a painless and secure switchover to a digital-first trade world?

TFG spoke to two leading trade credit risk management experts, Marian Berden and Robert Meters of Schumann on how technology has the potential to help business avoid some of the costs and stresses associated with current economic conditions.

Your Monday morning coffee briefing from TFG: Up, up, and away – latest statistics prove record inflation over last 12 months 

FCI, the global representative body for factoring and financing of open account domestic and international trade receivables, has released their latest world factoring statistics.  This 2021 report indicates that the… read more →

Accordion to the ONS latest statistics release, the twelve-month trailing inflation rate in the UK rose to 9% in April – the highest level since the current ONS data set began in 1989. 

Surecomp® today announced the launch of its new collaborative trade finance platform RIVO™, bringing together an ecosystem of corporates, financial institutions, and fintechs.  The cloud-based solution is a digital hub… read more →

TFG interviewed Steven Beck, head of trade and supply chain finance at Asian Development Bank (ADB), to discuss how the trade and supply chain finance landscape has changed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Trade Finance Global have partnered with Google (Market Finder) to launch a comprehensive trade finance series of guides.

Your Monday morning coffee briefing from TFG: Key to digitalisation – reducing the trade finance gap without creating unfair biases