Posts Tagged ‘global trade’

The UK has completed its key step required for joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) earlier than expected.

IFC’s whitepaper, “Banking on Women Who Trade Across Borders”, highlights the need for gender equality in international trade & trade finance.

FCI has published their preliminary world factoring statistics for 2023, showing the industry experienced a rise of +3.3% in 2023.

Discover the latest insights on global trade, including the positive outlook for real incomes and the recovery of tradable goods demand.

Trade Finance Global had the honour to host Deputy Director General Johanna Hill, who gave a keynote address at the evening event.

To better understand the principles of financial inclusion, equitable regulation, and sustainable growth in the factoring industry, Trade Finance Global’s (TFG) Deepesh Patel spoke with new FCI Secretary General, Neal Harm. 

Learn how IFC and DBS Bank are bridging the global trade finance gap and supporting trade financing in emerging markets.

To learn more about the challenges that women face in the trade, treasury, and payments space across the African continent, and some of the programmes in place to help balance the scales, TFG spoke with Gwen Mwaba, Director and Global Head of Trade Finance at Afreximbank.

BAFT’s inaugural 2024 International Trade and Payments Conference brought together experts to discuss the state of trade and payments.

A recent report highlighted the persistent challenges in boosting Africa’s share in global trade, which despite the implementation of AfCTA, still remains under 3%. 

In 2023, OECD’s yearly analysis reported that reforms of service trade liberalisation policies in 2023 fell short of expectations. Despite this, liberalisation policies slightly surpassed the introduction of new restrictions.

Discover why export-led growth may not be beneficial for all nations, and what four factors contribute to slowing internal growth.

What is the outlook for commodity trading in 2024? Marsh’s Aaron Bailey and Christopher Coppock provide their views.

As we bid farewell to 2023, it’s time to reflect on the dynamic landscape of global trade and finance. At Trade Finance Global (TFG), the past year has been marked… read more →

On Monday, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) announced in its Global Trade Update a forecasted reduction in global trade by 5% this year compared to the previous year, expressing a generally negative outlook for 2024.