The economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic are of an unprecedented scale in Europe. The twin supply-demand shock has resulted in the halting of production (at least partially) in many… read more →

Global Credit Data releases extensive analytics on loss given default, including the first complete account of losses from the 2008 financial crisis

UK Export Finance to offer export insurance in all major markets in response to Coronavirus (COVID-19) 03 April 2020: UK Export Finance has today announced it is expanding the scope… read more →

• Under the slogan #ByYourSideNowMoreThanEver, CaixaBank is implementing a package of measures to shore up individuals and companies in light of the current situation. • The financial institution is the… read more →

The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has significantly increased UK Export Finance’s (UKEF) direct lending facility to £8 billion, with £2 billion allocated for clean growth projects. Through UKEF’s direct lending scheme,… read more →

As the most authoritative voice in the trade finance industry, ICC Banking Commission, maintains a permanent dialogue with regulators and supervising bodies, helping to develop regulations affecting the industry.

TFG has published a short guide on what receivables and invoice finance is and how it can help release working capital earlier on in the trade cycle.

TFG has published a short guide on what trade finance is and how it can be used to finance the imports or exports of goods and services, both domestically and internationally.

2019 has been a fairly promising year of growth for some emerging and developing markets, but with continued regulatory scrutiny, correspondent banking relationships continuing to be a cut, and a sluggish growth forecast for 2020, what does this mean for trade in EDE’s?

Commerzbank continues to strive to adapt to technological innovations of our new ‘digital era’ – as well as ensuring it is up-to-date with all market movements.

TFG heard from Charles Bryan, Secretary General of EESPA. The global market is forecast to encompass 550 billion invoices annually. It is expected to quadruple in size by 2035.

Shop Talk: TFG sat down with Peter Mulroy, Secretary General of FCI, to discuss his views, from an FCI perspective on the factoring and SCF industry in 2019, as well as his thoughts for what could be in stock for 2020. Hold on tight!

Default ratios among bank loan portfolios have been steadily decreasing since 2016 – dropping from 1.12% to 0.73% in 2018, according to a new report from Global Credit Data (GCD),… read more →

TFG structures a £500k revolving trade finance facility for a packaging company for an order of 34 million sustainable glass jars, moving towards a long term sustainable finance facility

Singapore, 14 November 2019, Thursday – CIMB Bank Berhad, Singapore branch (“CIMB”) today announced its collaboration with SESAMi Holding and Capital Match, to finance the SESAMi trading community’s invoices digitally under… read more →