Your Monday morning coffee briefing from TFG:
Global trade hits record high of $28.5tn in 2021, but will flatline in 2022, says new UNCTAD report
E-bills of lading incoming: Future International Trade (FIT) Alliance formed by DCSA, BIMCO, FIATA, ICC, SWIFT
Standard Chartered Bank executes its first sustainability-linked repo transaction with Turkey’s Denizbank
The Fed’s next steps: Monetary policy and implications for social stability
LIBOR cessation and the transition to alternatives in sterling markets
Trade, climate change, and environmental standards: What’s next?
After two decades of steady growth, are we at a breakthrough moment for factoring in Asia?
The role of ECAs in the global economic recovery and green transition – The view from SACE
Global trade hits record high of $28.5tn in 2021, but will flatline in 2022, says new UNCTAD report
A new report has found that the total value of world trade hit a record high in 2021, but is expected to flatline into a sluggish 2022. Read more →
E-bills of lading incoming: Future International Trade (FIT) Alliance formed by DCSA, BIMCO, FIATA, ICC, SWIFT
A new alliance aimed at standardising electronic bills of lading has been formed by several leading institutions in trade, banking, shipping, and freight forwarding. Read more →
Standard Chartered Bank executes its first sustainability-linked repo transaction with Turkey’s Denizbank
The transaction is the first such repo for Denizbank and is among the first few globally in which the repo terms are linked to progress against ESG goals. Read more →
The Fed’s next steps: Monetary policy and implications for social stability
On 2 January this year, a protest broke out in the small Kazakh city of Zhanaozen over a sharp rise in gas prices. Read more →
LIBOR cessation and the transition to alternatives in sterling markets
The Bank of England’s Alastair Hughes talks about LIBOR cessation and risk-free rate alternatives. Read more →
Trade, climate change, and environmental standards: What’s next?
In a globalised world, domestic action on climate change needs to be supported by a coherent trade policy to be effective. Read more →
After two decades of steady growth, are we at a breakthrough moment for factoring in Asia?
Twenty years ago Asia had a 12% share of the global factoring market. Today that share is 25%. Read more →
The role of ECAs in the global economic recovery and green transition – The view from SACE
SACE guaranteed almost 4,400 bank loans worth €32 billion at preferential terms during the pandemic. Read more →
