The export finance community can begin to breathe a sigh of relief after the EU Commission this week proposed several amendments to the CRD 4 and CRR rules, which if...

As the dazzling array of online trade tools and products continues to evolve, the diverse world of trade and commodity finance has begun to seek out digital solutions to...

Reduced growth forecasts for global trade from the WTO has caused consternation among businesses and economies as the gloomy outlook sees trade flows dip below GDP...

The digitisation of trade finance services has been one of the key developments in the industry over the last decade with numerous offerings available for both corporates...

Banks face challenges to their product offering amid greater disruption in the trade finance space from the influence of distributed ledger technologies and the rise of...

Doug Schoch, vice president of Captive Business at Siemens, talks to TXF's managing director Dan Sheriff about Siemens' supply chain finance programme and the direction...

Falling commodity prices have caused shortages in dollar funding for African producers and has led to a greater demand for trade financing from local SMEs.

SMEs in Asia and the Pacific face acute challenges in obtaining financing, with unique geographies and low bank densities forming barriers for businesses. The development...

One of the key themes to come out of the recent ITFA conference held in Warsaw was the increasing importance of the role of distribution and syndication within trade to...

The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) annual Trade Finance Gaps report highlights specific difficulties in developing markets in Asia and Africa amongst a general gap of...

Beleaguered commodity trader Noble Group is continuing its debt restructuring efforts through asset sales and rights issues after a difficult year for the Hong Kong based...

Gerry Gannon is the global head of trade finance at Westpac, the bank that he has been with for over three decades. TXF’s associate director, Hesham Zakai, spoke with...

Export credit agencies, development banks, and multilaterals are becoming crucial sources of financing behind the growth of renewable energy projects in both developed...

Financial sector and trade finance regulation needs advocacy, engagement and dialogue from all parties to ensure the sector moves forward in a workable and profitable...

The 29th annual World Traders’ Tacitus Lecture was delivered this year by the former Deputy Governor of the Bank of England, Sir Paul Tucker, on ‘a new international...

Trade credit insurance is reeling from the shocks affecting the global economy, recent reports from leading insurers show. World corporate risk has reached a peak, says a...

The advent of mobile banking to the unbanked in Africa and other emerging markets is not only transforming personal finance but also trade and supply chain finance....

Large exporters are increasingly bypassing the banks and providing direct loans to their smaller customers with the help ECA cover.

Over the coming days, FintechWeek teases out the new challenges facing the fintech industry as anxieties over London’s role as a financial centre take shape.

TXF has joined forces with YellowWood Adventures to afford TXF subscribers discounted rates for adventure travel tours through Ethiopia’s iconic mountain ranges.