Estimated reading time: 0 minutes

Your Monday morning coffee briefing from TFG:

• The politics of African sovereign debt restructuring – 2023 update
• Bpifrance – French export market overview, an exclusive interview with the French ECA
• Finastra – Compliance, digitalisation, and ESG: navigating emerging trends in trade finance
• An uncertain landscape: Five trade finance trends for 2023
• Trafigura: Banking volatility will not impact commodity trading
• EY and IOE&IT tradetech report highlights digital solutions in international trade
• BIMCO to push for accelerated uptake of electronic bills of lading
• Moody’s affirms positive deposit ratings on nine Saudi Arabia banks

The politics of African sovereign debt restructuring – 2023 update

The specifics of African sovereign debt are incredibly nuanced and require a deep dive into country-specific situations and multilateral relationships. Trade Finance Global’s (TFG) Deepesh Patel sat down with Robert Besseling, CEO of Pangea-Risk at ExCred International in London. Read more →

Bpifrance – French export market overview, an exclusive interview with the French ECA

At ExCred International, Trade Finance Global’s (TFG) Deepesh Patel sat down with Maëlia Dufour, director international relations, business development, rating, environment and climate at Bpifrance and president of the Berne Union, to learn more about the intricacies of the trade credit industry. Read more →

Finastra – Compliance, digitalisation, and ESG: navigating emerging trends in trade finance

To learn more about some of the emerging trends in the trade finance ecosystem, Trade Finance Global (TFG) spoke with Elena Sankova, global solution consultant and head of European pre-sales for working capital and cash management at Finastra. Read more →

An uncertain landscape: Five trade finance trends for 2023

As uncertainty remains in global supply chains and trade finance, the International Trade and Forfaiting Association’s (ITFA) Lynn Galkoski, Director, Trade Product & Portfolio Management with BNY Mellon Treasury Services shares her insights on trends that may arise this year. Read more →

Trafigura: Banking volatility will not impact commodity trading

The recent rout in bank shares will not have a knock-on effect on commodities, global trading firm Trafigura’s chief financial officer Christophe Salmon told the Financial Times Commodities Global Summit. Read more →

EY and IOE&IT tradetech report highlights digital solutions in international trade

Tuesday morning, the Institute of Export & International Trade (IoE&IT) and Ernst & Young (EY) released their report, “TradeTech: A pathway for businesses to seize trade opportunities”. Read more →

BIMCO to push for accelerated uptake of electronic bills of lading

The use of electronic bills of lading (eBLs) increases efficiency, reduces costs and improves the overall transparency and security of trade. Read more →

Moody’s affirms positive deposit ratings on nine Saudi Arabia banks

Moody’s Investors Service announced the long-term deposit ratings of ten banks in Saudi Arabia, as well as the senior unsecured and subordinated debt ratings of their affiliated entities, where applicable, from a stable to a positive outlook. Read more →