James Reynolds will become chief executive of specialist credit and political risk insurance broker BPL next year when the ...

The World Bank has appointed Mizuho banker Tsutomu Yamamoto as managing director of the Multilateral Investment Guarantee ...

The French legislature has passed a law allowing digital versions of widely used trade documents, such as bills of lading, marking a milestone in global efforts to make trade paperless. The June 5 ...

Each year, GTR carefully selects the market’s Best Deals from the past 12 months, based on submissions sent to the editorial team. These winning transactions showcase excellence across trade, ...

The GTR Leaders in Trade awards highlight excellence in the trade, commodity, supply chain, export finance and fintech markets. The winners in each category are based on submissions sent to GTR. Where ...

The US government’s surprise decision to exempt refined copper from 50% tariffs is unlikely to dent the profits of commodity traders expecting bumper returns, but could create complications for ...

Despite a host of industry associations and government agencies pointing out the difficulties SMEs face when exporting, including access to finance, the response has been piecemeal. SMEs exported £107 ...

Blockchain trade finance initiative Contour has now left beta, bringing the decentralised, digital trade finance platform into full live production. Owned by eight shareholder banks – Bangkok Bank, ...

A US senator has slammed the Export-Import Bank of the United States (US Exim) for its backing of a US$20bn LNG project in Mozambique, arguing the state agency rushed its decision and failed to notify ...

Singapore has been rocked by the sudden downfall of two major oil traders. The collapses of Hin Leong and ZenRock – and serious allegations of fraud – have left banks on edge, despite efforts by ...

The six largest banks in the US have exited the UN-backed Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) following years of speculation about their departure. Climate groups suggest the timing of their withdrawal ...