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The extra risks for the seller under the D rules

With the seller not only contracting for carriage to the buyer's country but also contracting for delivery to occur there - the difference between the C rules and the D rules - the seller not only bears the transit risk but potentially puts itself in jeopardy of breaching the sales contract.

“Africa is the future”: all eyes turn to the youngest continent as the next frontier for growth

With commodities like food and energy resources scarcening in the face of climate change and the Ukraine-Russia conflict, all eyes are turning towards Africa as a possible solution.

The acceleration towards green and renewable energy through cutting ties with Russian gas

Conflict with Russia has created a multitude of substantial repercussions for economies around the world, not least an ongoing disruption within the global energy market.

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Accelerating trade digitalization to support MSME financing

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Keynote – Berne Union’s export credit insurance update and progressing climate change action

TFG spoke to the acting head of the Berne Union to find out what he believes they can do to affect wider issues like climate change.

Video: A view on Asian trade – key themes

At the BAFT global annual meeting in May, TFG sat down with heads of trade to discuss the current state of trade in Asia.

We still need humans! Veridapt and DrumRisk on bridging the physical and financial commodity supply chains using technology

We currently live in uncertain times, both geopolitically, and from a macroeconomic perspective. TFG asked two risk management experts for their take on how businesses can navigate through this period of economic volatility.

Conflict in the West – What this means for the European economy

TFG talked to Erik van der Marel, chief economist at the European Centre for International Political Economy (ECIPE), about his predictions for the future of the global economy.

Key to digitalisation – reducing the trade finance gap without creating unfair biases

Female-owned export companies are being unfairly excluded from receiving trade finance loans, and more needs to be done to remove gender bias from the decision-making process, according to experts at this year’s World Trade Symposium.

VIDEO: Elephant in the room – International Chamber of Shipping on greening up the maritime sector

The Secretary General of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), Guy Platten, admits there’s still work to be done to decarbonise the commercial shipping sector.

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Conferences

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Commodity Markets Modelling, Analytics & Risk Management

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Risk Management in Energy Trading – 2022 Edition

September 14, 2022

WOA 4th Community Convention

September 19, 2022

Global SME Finance Forum 2022

September 19, 2022

GTR Commodities 2022 Geneva

September 20, 2022

2022 EBRD TFP Trade Finance Forum

September 21, 2022

7th Annual Canadian Forum on Global Economic Sanctions

September 22, 2022

Energy Trading Week London

September 28, 2022

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October 10, 2022

ACI’s 4th Conference on U.S.-China Trade Controls

October 12, 2022

ICC International Trade & Prosperity Conference

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Commodities Trading Europe 2022

November 22, 2022

Trade Credit Insurance Week 2022

September 26, 2022

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Workers at the UK’s largest container port go on strike

Dock workers at the UK’s largest container port have gone on strike for the first time in 30 years. About 1,900 members of the Unite union at Felixstowe in Suffolk… read more →

Lloyds bank completes first digital promissory note purchase via Enigio’s trace:original platform

Lloyds bank announced that they reached a key milestone in digitising trade by completing the UK’s first digital promissory note purchase. The transaction was completed using Enigio’s trace:original technology, in… read more →

China-Europe ties to be strengthened through freight train digital advancements

A new report on Thursday claimed that China is willing to cooperate with countries along the China-Europe Railway Express lines, jointly promoting the construction of major infrastructure projects. This will… read more →

IMF predicts Middle Eastern states to receive a $1.3tn boost in extra oil revenues

Middle Eastern states are to land a $1.3 trillion windfall from extra oil revenues over the next four years, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). On Friday, the IMF… read more →

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