Tag: Trade finance
tralac’s Daily News Selection
15 Feb 17 NewsPresident Alpha Condé: Powering Africa’s Future (Project Syndicate)
Having spent the last year coordinating energy policy within the African Union, I have sensed a growing mood...
tralac’s Daily News Selection
03 Feb 17 NewsA tiny slice of services trade in a globalised world: introducing tralac’s latest capacity-building initiative
tralac is currently in the process of launching its first online c...
International trade organisations release compliance guidance for trade transactions
25 Jan 17 NewsThe Banking Commission of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the Wolfsberg Group, and the Bankers Association for Finance and Trade (BAFT) jointly announce the publicatio...
Finance and development
04 Jan 17 ThemesFinancial services, foreign investment, and international aid are essential for improved trade and long-term development in poor economies. tralac’s work in this area examines ho...
New ICC survey finds worsening global shortage of trade finance
11 Oct 16 NewsSmall- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and African countries are suffering the most from a deepening global trade finance gap according to the ICC 2016 Global Survey on Trade F...
Afreximbank’s Advisory Group on Trade Finance and Export Development in Africa: Speakers blame visa regime for impeding African trade
25 Jul 16 NewsSpeakers at activities marking the 23rd Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGM) of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank’s) on 22 July 2016 in Mahe, Seychelles, said t...
AfDB plans to expand its trade finance portfolio across the continent
27 May 16 NewsThe African Development Bank is planning to expand its trade finance products across the continent in the coming years as it seeks to bridge the existing funding gap to support tra...
ICC welcomes new WTO report on trade finance and SMEs
26 May 16 NewsThe International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has welcomed a new World Trade Organization (WTO) report which examines the urgent need to address the trade finance gap for small- and ...