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Your Monday morning coffee briefing from TFG:
PODCAST | Float or sink: BIMCO discusses eBL adoption, standards, interoperability
VIDEO | UK trade and export finance: why now?
VIDEO | UK trade and export finance: is it for me?
Too big to fail: shockwaves from the FTX collapse may impact trade digitalisation efforts
Auf wiedersehen fossil-fuels: Germany’s route towards LNG adoption
UKEF ramps up support for SMEs, enhancing global exporting ambitions
Law Commission launches call for information on decentralised autonomous organisations
Banking behemoths launch CBDC system pilot
PODCAST | Float or sink: BIMCO discusses eBL adoption, standards, interoperability
TFG sat down with Grant Hunter, director of standards, innovation, and research at BIMCO, to learn more about maritime transport. Read more →
VIDEO | UK trade and export finance: why now?
Between Brexit, COVID-19, and supply chain disruptions, foreign markets do not look the most inviting for UK businesses. Read more →
VIDEO | UK trade and export finance: is it for me?
Earlier this year Trade Finance Global (TFG) partnered with the UK Department of International Trade (DIT) and UK Export Finance (UKEF) to publish our Trade and Export Finance Guide. Read more →
Too big to fail: shockwaves from the FTX collapse may impact trade digitalisation efforts
The notoriously volatile cryptocurrency market suffered another serious blow earlier this month as FTX, once one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world, met its rapid end. Read more →
Auf wiedersehen fossil-fuels: Germany’s route towards LNG adoption
In a bid to diversify energy sources and become more eco-friendly, Germany has enacted a grand push toward natural gas. Read more →
UKEF ramps up support for SMEs, enhancing global exporting ambitions
UK Export Finance (UKEF) has launched a new product to help support small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) through challenging market conditions. Read more →
Law Commission launches call for information on decentralised autonomous organisations
The Law Commission of England and Wales has launched a research inquiry asking users and other experts for information about how decentralised autonomous organisations (DAOs) can be characterised. Read more →
Banking behemoths launch CBDC system pilot
On November 15 a group of major banks including Citigroup, HSBC, BNY Mellon, Wells Fargo and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York initiated a 12-week digital dollar pilot. Read more →