The UK government has announced that it will deploy eight new attachés to promote trade and boost exports in key agri-food and drink markets overseas. The measures, unveiled yesterday, aim… read more →

BAFT is the leading financial services association for international transaction banking. In his new role, Stevenson will lead BAFT’s trade-focused policy, practices, and education initiatives, and support its trade-related councils and committees.

UK Export Finance (UKEF) has announced significant changes to its range of products as the UK begins its first ever International Trade Week. As the UK’s export credit agency (ECA),… read more →

The supply chain crisis appears to be subsiding, according to the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) most recent World Trade Report.

UK Export Finance (UKEF), the export credit agency of the British government, has issued its largest-ever financing guarantee to help build Turkey’s largest solar power plant.  Backed by US-based GE… read more →

Over the last two weeks, the UK has been at the forefront of some of the biggest announcements to come out of COP26.

Trade Finance Global (TFG) has today launched the Sustainable Trade Finance Hub during COP26.

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has published a new report setting out proposals to tackle the challenge of defining and setting common standards for sustainable trade and trade finance.

Letters of credit emerged in Europe in the 1800s. However, in their early days the functionality of letters of credit was limited, due to the non-uniformity of national laws. 

Banking trade finance products risk being left behind, given the speed at which technology is changing.