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Banking giants HSBC and BMO Financial Group have announced plans to invest a total of US$150mn in Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Catalyst programme, an ambitious public and private sector decarbonisation effort.  Breakthrough Energy, founded by Gates in 2015, aims to accelerate the development of direct air capture, clean hydrogen, long-duration energy storage and sustainable aviation ...

Commercial banks in the US have welcomed plans from the country’s export credit agency to create a new domestic financing programme, as the White House works to strengthen America’s role in global supply chains. In recent weeks, the Export-Import Bank of the United States (US Exim) concluded the feedback gathering stage for its new domestic ...

The port congestion, delayed shipments and sky-high freight rates that have plagued importers and exporters show no sign of coming to an end, industry experts believe, as fresh data shows schedule reliability are hitting record lows.  Maritime consultancy Sea-Intelligence revealed last week that schedule reliability fell to 32% in December last year, its lowest ever ...

Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM) has made two senior promotions in its financial risk solutions (FRS) division and expanded its political risk team with a new hire. Huw Owen (pictured), formerly FRS head of underwriting and London markets, takes on the newly created role of FRS chief underwriting officer. Sam Wilde, formerly underwriting manager for FRS, ...

Asia’s rise as the epicentre of global trade could be stunted if governments in the region do not put policies in place to encourage digital trade, according to a new report. The region was responsible for 41% of total global exports last year, according to the United Nations. Manufacturing powerhouses such as China and Vietnam ...