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The ‘phase one’ trade deal, signed between the United States and China in January 2020 following nearly two years of tit-for-tat tariffs and tensions, failed to achieve any of its stated objectives, according to new research. In its recent Realtime Economic Issues Watch report, the Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE), a US think tank, ...
Ghana’s GCB Bank has raised a US$117mn syndicated trade finance facility from a group of eight lenders. The facility, disbursed in early February, was oversubscribed by more than double its initial launch amount of US$50mn. London-based alternative trade finance, Africa Trade Finance, is the bookrunner and co-ordinator of the facility, while First Abu Dhabi Bank ...
Three shipping industry associations have joined forces with the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and Swift in a new alliance dedicated to standardising digital trade documents. The Future International Trade (FIT) Alliance brings together the two organisations with the Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA), the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (Fiata) and the Baltic ...
A trio of banking, sanctions and shipping organisations has issued practical guidance for lenders facing increasingly tough restrictions on maritime trade, following banking industry concerns over how best to tackle illicit activity. The guidance, published today by the Association of Certified Sanctions Specialists, the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice (IIBLP) and IHS Markit, ...
MonetaGo’s hiring spree continues apace with the appointment of Mark Borton to the newly created role of managing director, Australia and New Zealand, effective immediately. Based in Sydney, Borton joins the financial technology solutions provider following 11 years at National Australia Bank, where he held the dual roles of head of transactional and trade sales ...