TFG spoke to the acting head of the Berne Union to find out what he believes they can do to affect wider issues like climate change.

At the BAFT global annual meeting in May, TFG sat down with heads of trade to discuss the current state of trade in Asia. 

We currently live in uncertain times, both geopolitically, and from a macroeconomic perspective. TFG asked two risk management experts for their take on how businesses can navigate through this period of economic volatility.

TFG talked to Erik van der Marel, chief economist at the European Centre for International Political Economy (ECIPE), about his predictions for the future of the global economy.

Female-owned export companies are being unfairly excluded from receiving trade finance loans, and more needs to be done to remove gender bias from the decision-making process, according to experts at this year’s World Trade Symposium.

The Secretary General of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), Guy Platten, admits there’s still work to be done to decarbonise the commercial shipping sector.

TFG’s Deepesh Patel sat down with Lynette Thorstensen, board chair at Fairtrade International, to discuss the digital divide, ESG in global trade, and how technology is helping to shape the global (fair) trade landscape. 

In partnership with City Week, TFG hears from Josh Kroeker, Contour; Maryana Stober, ADM & President of Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association and Sanjay Tandon, HSBC about a new era in commodity trade finance.

TFG has launched a trade finance video series in partnership with ITFA, following a series of interviews filmed at the 2021 ITFA Annual Conference in Bristol, England.

In 2020 the global factoring industry saw a 6.5% drop in volume – its largest one-year decline on record.