The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Digital Standards Initiative (DSI) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) have issued a joint call to action to expedite the adoption of globally interoperable standards, which are crucial for enabling digital trade across the world.

Through offerings such as export credit insurance, insightful market intelligence, and effective risk mitigation measures, Credit Oman empowers Omani businesses to expand their global footprint, thereby significantly contributing to the nation’s economic growth and diversification.

Would a Labour government, after a term or two in government, consider a path to reentry? Audley Director Chris Maitland looks at some of the barriers that would tie the hands of a future government.   

Exploring the evolution of trade finance in the fourth industrial revolution. Learn about the impact of technology and advancements on the financial system.

To discuss S&P Global Market Intelligence’s whitepaper, “Are transshipment hubs facilitating the movement of Western-made components to Russia?” Trade Finance Global’s Deepesh Patel spoke with Ravi Amin, Trade Compliance Subject Matter Expert, at S&P Global Market Intelligence.

Trade Finance Global (TFG) and S&P Global Market Intelligence are jointly hosting a webinar “Navigating sanctions: The role of transshipment hubs in Western-made components to Russia” on Tuesday, 2 July, 12:00 BST.

To learn more about the CDCS and some of the future trends for documentary credits, Trade Finance Global (TFG) spoke with Gary Collyer, managing director of Collyer Consulting Global, and Alex Gray, Director of Trade and Transaction Banking at the London Institute of Banking and Finance (LIBF).

The European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)’s Trade Facilitation Programme, alongside the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Morocco and the ICC Digital Standards Initiative, recently hosted a conference on the Digitalisation of International Trade in Casablanca, Morocco.

To assist in providing essential financing for importers and exporters of crucial goods in Africa, particularly in smaller, fragile, and conflict-affected states, IFC has established a risk-sharing facility with Deutsche Bank worth up to €215 million.

At ICC Austria’s Trade Finance Week in Vienna, Trade Finance Global sat down with Andrea Tang, Legal Services Director at the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Association (FIATA), to discuss a few of these developments.