Your Monday morning coffee briefing from TFG.
TFG’s Deepesh Patel appointed to new ITFA ESG Committee
TFG’s Accelerate Scholarship is back!
Superpowers at odds – China cuts interest rates as growth staggers due to sluggish demand
British PM Boris Johnson opens UK-Africa Investment Conference, seeks clean growth, trade opportunities
Burberry signs £300m sustainability-linked loan with Lloyds Bank
UK Export Finance more than triples its investment in Africa to £2.3bn
VIDEO: Surecomp’s Enno-Burghard Weitzel on pioneering new digital solutions for banks, corporates in trade finance
The case for automation – Trade finance document checking and data management
TFG’s Deepesh Patel appointed to new ITFA ESG Committee
Deepesh Patel, editorial director at Trade Finance Global (TFG), has been appointed to the ESG Committee at the International Trade and Forfaiting Association (ITFA). Read more →
TFG’s Accelerate Scholarship is back!
TFG brings back its $1,000 Accelerate Scholarship due to high demand to bridge the trade skills gap. Read more →
Superpowers at odds – China cuts interest rates as growth staggers due to sluggish demand
China has responded to slowing growth with a surprise interest rate cut, in an attempt to stimulate domestic demand and retail spending. Read more →
British PM Boris Johnson opens UK-Africa Investment Conference, seeks clean growth, trade opportunities
The conference aims to boost trade between the UK and Africa, and is this year set to focus on sustainable investment and clean growth opportunities. Read more →
Burberry signs £300m sustainability-linked loan with Lloyds Bank
UK clothing brand Burberry has refinanced its revolving credit facility (RCF) to a £300 million sustainability-linked loan coordinated by Lloyds Bank. Read more →
UK Export Finance more than triples its investment in Africa to £2.3bn
UK Export Finance (UKEF), the export credit agency of the British government, has more than tripled its investment in Africa to £2.3 billion. Read more →
VIDEO: Surecomp’s Enno-Burghard Weitzel on pioneering new digital solutions for banks, corporates in trade finance
Thanks to new remote working norms introduced by the pandemic, the pace of digitalisation in trade finance has quickened, laying the groundwork for software providers such as Surecomp. Read more →
The case for automation – Trade finance document checking and data management
Automation software using AI-based document checking can provide a solution that grants banks digital access to the data buried in paper documents, says Conpend’s Torben Sauer. Read more →
