Your Monday morning coffee briefing from TFG:
2022 WTO conference extended to try and end deadlock
ICC releases fintech collaboration guidelines
Motivations and rationale for variation of Incoterms® rules
Technology for humans: the potential of open-source digital platforms to unlock trade finance liquidity
How trade finance education has evolved since the pandemic
Near term outlook for container shipping remains strong despite disruptions
MonetaGo selected by the Association of Banks in Singapore to deliver Trade Finance Registry and combat duplicate invoice fraud
DIT teams up with Barclays to promote UK trade and exports
2022 WTO conference extended to try and end deadlock
The WTO Director-General has extended the WTO Ministerial Conference by a day in a bid to secure some form of agreement around trade deals. Read more →
ICC releases fintech collaboration guidelines
The ICC has released its fintech collaboration guidelines – a 23-page document aimed at helping fintechs collaborate with each other and other institutions. Read more →
Motivations and rationale for variation of Incoterms® rules
Certified Documentary Credit Specialist Ravi Jinugu explains the motivations and rationale for variation of Incoterms® rules. Read more →
Technology for humans: the potential of open-source digital platforms to unlock trade finance liquidity
TFG asked whether technology can streamline how trade finance applications are handled and processed to help unlock more trade finance liquidity. Read more →
How trade finance education has evolved since the pandemic
LIBF’s Alex Gray discusses how trade finance education has evolved since the pandemic. Read more →
Near term outlook for container shipping remains strong despite disruptions
Despite port congestion woes, COVID-19 lockdowns in Asia and vessel availability issues, the container shipping sector remains in boom territory. TFG investigates. Read more →
MonetaGo selected by the Association of Banks in Singapore to deliver Trade Finance Registry and combat duplicate invoice fraud
MonetaGo has been selected by ABS to deliver the TFR, an interoperable industry utility that bridges information silos between banks to combat financing fraud. Read more →
DIT teams up with Barclays to promote UK trade and exports
The UK’s Department of International Trade has announced a five-year partnership with Barclays Bank to ‘broaden, deepen and sharpen’ efforts to promote UK trade. Read more →
