Your Monday morning coffee briefing from TFG:
Announced: Winners of International Trade Awards 2022 in cooperation with BAFT
VIDEO: Elephant in the room – International Chamber of Shipping on greening up the maritime sector
Implementing the ICC uniform rules for digital trade transactions (URDTT)
Citi launches SEPA Instant Payments in Europe
AfCFTA: an Afro-centric solution for African economic integration
Russia-Ukraine conflict threatens global food supply
Open sesame: trade finance in the metaverse
Announced: Winners of International Trade Awards 2022 in cooperation with BAFT
Trade Finance Global announces the winners of the 2022 International Trade Awards in cooperation with BAFT in Washington, DC. Read more →
VIDEO: Elephant in the room – International Chamber of Shipping on greening up the maritime sector
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. Read more →
Implementing the ICC uniform rules for digital trade transactions (URDTT)
This article looks at the URDTT as it is applied to the first known commercial application: the eDTT Workspace. Read more →
Citi launches SEPA Instant Payments in Europe
Citi has announced the launch of Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) Instant Payments in Europe, further increasing the bank’s instant payments offering. Read more →
AfCFTA: an Afro-centric solution for African economic integration
An African economic problem deserves an Afro-centric solution: namely, the African Continental Free Trade Agreement or AfCFTA. Read more →
Russia-Ukraine conflict threatens global food supply
The Russia-Ukraine conflict is sending food prices skyrocketing, pushing already precarious regions such as the Middle East and Africa, to the brink. Read more →
Open sesame: trade finance in the metaverse
The metaverse will reinforce the concept of global human culture, set rules for worldwide trading 24/7, and alter our understanding of trade markets. Read more →