Your Monday morning coffee briefing from TFG:
How sustainability linked financing can empower circular water projects in MENA
A look at blockchain for export controls
The impact of armed conflict on nature-dependent trade
Strong recovery of factoring after pandemic decrease – 2021 figures
International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation signs eight landmark agreements for cooperation with the public and private sectors
How ADB’s Partnership with Habitat for Humanity is Easing the Region’s Housing Crisis
How sustainability linked financing can empower circular water projects in MENA
TFG’s Carter Hoffman interviewed Talal Ghandour from Metito, to discuss how the recent HSBC funding is helping push toward circular water systems to resolve water shortages. Read more →
A look at blockchain for export controls
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. Read more →
The impact of armed conflict on nature-dependent trade
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. Read more →
Strong recovery of factoring after pandemic decrease – 2021 figures
The EU Federation (EUF) for Factoring and Commercial Finance has released its latest statistics, which indicate a recovery for factoring following the pandemic. Read more →
International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation signs eight landmark agreements for cooperation with the public and private sectors
Four agreements were signed with various Egyptian Ministries as well as four agreements with Cameroon, Senegal, and Uzbekistan, and the African Import and Export Bank (Afreximbank). Read more →
How ADB’s Partnership with Habitat for Humanity is Easing the Region’s Housing Crisis
ADB and Habitat for Humanity are working together to build capacity of microfinance institutions in the region and help deliver housing finance to low-income households. Read more →
