Your Monday morning coffee briefing from TFG:
VIDEO: Key to digitalisation – reducing the trade finance gap without creating unfair biases
Interest in commodity finance on the rise
The Queen’s Speech and trade: the 12 point programme explained
Electronic trade documents coming to the UK: Enigio looks at the impact of digital legislation on bills of exchange
European energy security: a mounting challenge
The trade digitalisation journey – innovation at Contour
UK levies £1.7bn of new sanctions against Russia, Belarus
Trade finance survey reveals only 6% of companies ‘entirely happy’ with current processes
VIDEO: Key to digitalisation – reducing the trade finance gap without creating unfair biases
Female-owned export companies are unfairly excluded from receiving trade finance loans, and more needs to be done to remove gender bias from decision making. Read more →
Interest in commodity finance on the rise
In December 2021, Bloomberg reported that several banks have restricted financing commodity transactions following defaults linked to the pandemic and frauds. Read more →
The Queen’s Speech and trade: the 12 point programme explained
Everything you need to know about the Queen’s speech and its implications on trade. Read more →
Electronic trade documents coming to the UK: Enigio looks at the impact of digital legislation on bills of exchange
During the Queen’s Speech, Prince Charles announced the Electronic Trade Documents Bill among the legislation the UK government intends to pursue. Read more →
European energy security: a mounting challenge
Energy security has been heavily discussed in recent weeks, with the narrative changing almost daily. Read more →
The trade digitalisation journey – innovation at Contour
TFG’s Deepesh Patel met with Contour’s Carl Wegner and Josh Kroeker, to discuss their approach to innovating in the trade finance space. Read more →
UK levies £1.7bn of new sanctions against Russia, Belarus
The UK Department for International Trade has announced the country’s latest round of sanctions against Russia and Belarus following the invasion of Ukraine. Read more →
Trade finance survey reveals only 6% of companies ‘entirely happy’ with current processes
Surecomp® announced the results of a recent survey with CFOs and Treasurers focusing on trade finance processes in varying companies across the globe. Read more →
