Your Monday morning coffee briefing from TFG:
Up, up, and away: latest statistics prove record inflation over last 12 months
Trade Finance Global launches international trade finance series with Google
PODCAST: Why the Queen’s speech is about to accelerate the acceptance of digital trade documents into English law
Its not you, it’s KYC: declining correspondent banking relationships harms developing economies
VIDEO: Conflict in the West – What this means for the European economy
Interview: Steven Beck, head of trade finance at Asian Development Bank, on global supply chains, trade digitisation, sustainability
Balance is key: new BAFT VP Deepa Sinha on payments and fighting financial crime.
Up, up, and away: latest statistics prove record inflation over last 12 months
Accordion to ONS’s latest statistics release, the inflation rate in the UK rose to 9% in April – the highest level since the current ONS data set began in 1989. Read more →
Trade Finance Global launches international trade finance series with Google
Trade Finance Global have partnered with Google (Market Finder) to launch a comprehensive trade finance series of guides. Read more →
PODCAST: Why the Queen’s speech is about to accelerate the acceptance of digital trade documents into English law
If a new trade bill is passed during the UK parliamentary term, digital paperwork could be legalised under English Law. Read more →
It’s not you, it’s KYC: declining correspondent banking relationships harms developing economies
Correspondent banks are a key part of cross-border payments facilitating the flow of trade between different jurisdictions. Read more →
VIDEO: Conflict in the West – What this means for the European economy
Erik van der Marel, chief economist at the European Centre for International Political Economy discusses his predictions for the future of the global economy. Read more →
Interview: Steven Beck, head of trade finance at Asian Development Bank, on global supply chains, trade digitisation, sustainability
Steven Beck, head of trade and supply chain finance at ADB, discusses how the trade and supply chain finance landscape has changed during COVID-19. Read more →
Balance is key: new BAFT VP Deepa Sinha on payments and fighting financial crime.
TFG interviewed the new VP to learn what led her to BAFT, her view on fighting financial crime, and her insights into the progress made in the payments space. Read more →
