TFG’s Deepesh Patel & TXF’s Jonathan Bell discuss the past decade of commodity finance, the next 10 years, and TXF’s conference in Amsterdam.
Explore the modern concept of commodity finance. Learn about trades, costs, and the power of commodities in today’s markets!
40% of Britons want to exercise more in 2024, according to Forbes. For many, this means going to the gym, which has almost as many acronyms as trade and supply chain finance.
Gunvor Group, a global physical energy trading company, recently finalised a 5-year term loan valued at €400 million.
Just about six months ago, Trade Finance Global reached out to a variety of trade finance experts to help answer some questions we had about the industry. Like always, our friends across the industry came through and provided us with some detailed thoughts on the ins and outs of the trade finance world.
Central Asia is becoming increasingly attractive to investors. It has abundant natural resources and is strategically located, leading to its reputation as a region with untapped economic potential.
At the ICC UAE Trade Facilitation Summit in Dubai, Trade Finance Global (TFG) spoke with Vincent O’Brien, director of ICC United Arab Emirates (ICC UAE) and associate director of the Institute of International Banking Law and Practice (IIBLP), to learn more about trade in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region.
Most brokers and banks trading on the London Metal Exchange (LME) had a bumper year in 2022 in a highly-volatile market, but a provision by JP Morgan due to a… read more →
As the commodity trading industry looks back on Q1 of 2023, it is evident that the first three months of the year have been marked by a number of significant events.
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 →
Hamsika Gopalan discusses the trade finance and commodity environment for SMEs in 2023. After a few years of volatility, 2023 is expected to be another difficult year.
Daniel Barbosa of Fex Agro shares his personal experience, lessons learned and adaptability in commodity trading
Structured trade finance is a type of debt finance that structures trade finance products from across the supply chain together. Learn everything you need to know about structured trade finance here.
This article is co-authored by Marcus Lankford and Mark Abrams. In December 2021, Bloomberg reported that several banks including BNP Paribas SA, Societe Generale SA, and ABN Amro have restricted financing commodity transactions following defaults linked to the pandemic and multiple frauds.