World food prices dipped in May for second consecutive month
09 Jun 22

World food prices dipped in May for second consecutive month

World food prices dipped in May for second consecutive month World food prices dipped in May for a second consecutive month after hitting a record high in March, although the cost of cereals and meat both rose, the United Nations’ food agency said on Friday. The Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) food price index, which tracks […]
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Impact of armed conflict on global trade and environment
02 Jun 22

Impact of armed conflict on global trade and environment

Impact of armed conflict on global trade and environment Over the last ten years, nature dependent exports accounted for 40% of annual world trade ($7.4 trillion) – 36% of which stemmed from non-democratic regimes, as defined by the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Democracy Index.  For this sector of global trade, the conflict in Ukraine has brought the risks associated with […]
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28 Nov 21

Enterprise Singapore organizes meet on Trade tech / finance

#EnterpriseSingapore organized a session on Trade / Fintech a day after the close of #GTRAsia recently among other areas with John W.H. Denton AO, secretary-general of the International Chamber of Commerce who was visiting Singapore. Our thanks to Enterprise Singapore and the ICC’s Digital Standards Initiative for organising and inviting us. Bhushan Rao #refinitiv #trade, […]
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“Fight to quality” across the banking sector
02 Aug 21

“Fight to quality” across the banking sector

 “Fight to quality” across the banking sector The commodity finance market is divided. Nervous after a string of fraud scandals and losses during 2020, banks have increasingly restricted financing to smaller trading houses – yet at the larger end of the market, business is booming. In May, agri trading giant Cargill disclosed record earnings to […]
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NFTs In The Digital Content Industry
02 Apr 21

NFTs In The Digital Content Industry

NFTs In The Digital Content Industry. (Original article by CARTER HOFFMAN, in Trade Finance Global) You might have heard a lot of hype around these things called NFTs, or non-fungible tokens. How can these digital things be selling for millions of dollars? TFG investigates. Non-fungible what now? If you poke your nose around the blockchain space these […]
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SG in the context of supply chain finance
19 Feb 21

ESG in the context of supply chain finance

By the year 2030, it’s expected that ESG factors will be incorporated into 95 per cent of all assets. With the world’s biggest asset managers already on board and millions of dollars in green funding ready to be deployed, there’s pressure for businesses to buckle down on ESG in the coming years.
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04 Feb 21

Agritrade, Hin Leong, ZenRock, Hontop, Sugih Energy : Frauds in 2020

Agritrade, Hin Leong, ZenRock, Hontop, Sugih Energy : Frauds in 2020 Commodity Finance Fraud In 2020, commodity finance fraud claimed its place as the most popular topic on the GTR website, following several allegations and cases of fraudulent activity that were exposed across Asia and the Middle East. The first sign of trouble appeared in March when Singapore-based commodities […]
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