Swedish export credit agency EKN has named finance ministry official Åke Nordlander as its incoming director-general, as Anna ...

Greater scrutiny of customs fraud through lawsuits filed under the False Claims Act (FCA) is likely, trade lawyers say, as the US government steps up trade fraud enforcement and tariffs rise. Trade ...

The Biden administration’s approach to international negotiations marks a step change in US trade policy. But despite a change in tone towards the World Trade Organization (WTO), there is little ...

Singapore has become the second country to adopt the UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Transferable Records (MLETR) into domestic legislation, a move which sees the city-state grant electronic trade ...

Global Trade Review (GTR) is delighted to announce the latest instalment in its ‘Future-Proofing Trade Finance’ series, taking place ahead of the annual GTR UK trade and export finance conference.

Banks and other players in trade finance have spent the past few years willing the transformation of the sector through the introduction of blockchain technology, with financial institutions even ...

Swedish export credit agency EKN and the Islamic Development Bank’s credit insurance arm are backing €1.5bn in financing for the construction of a tunnel in southern Turkey. The loan is being provided ...

Maersk and IBM are now live with the early adopter programme for their blockchain-powered global trade platform, called TradeLens, involving 92 participating organisations from across the globe. The ...

Eastern European trader TOI Commodities has refinanced and upsized its borrowing base facility to US$295mn, securing commitments from 16 commercial banks and development lenders. The trader, formerly ...

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HSBC and Walmart have developed a sustainable supply chain finance (SSCF) programme, which will see suppliers who meet sustainability goals get cheaper financing. This comes two years after the US ...

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