The International Energy Agency (IEA) has warned that demand for copper is set to outstrip supply by 30% within the next decade, with security of supply further threatened by China’s growing dominance of the refining market. Global demand for copper is expected to grow by around a quarter by 2040, driven largely by electrification of ...| Global Trade Review (GTR)
Mexico is the riskiest country from which to source goods, according to a new index measuring vulnerabilities across 30 major trading nations.| Global Trade Review (GTR)
Factoring and supply chain finance are gaining traction as vital tools for boosting access to working capital in developing economies. That is why the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is helping build the infrastructure and capacity to support these instruments. Factoring has grown dramatically over the past 15 years, tripling in volume ...| Global Trade Review (GTR)
Over the last 25 years, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has provided a vital lifeline to lenders in countries or regions grappling with political or economic uncertainty through its Trade Facilitation Programme. Today, with the threat of conflict, environmental disaster or other economic shocks continuing to impact trade, the programme is continuing ...| Global Trade Review (GTR)
Global trade continues to face a period of widespread uncertainty, characterised by slowing growth in historically prominent corridors and disruption to once-established supply chains. For Florian Witt, head of ODDO BHF’s international and corporate banking division and a member of its group-wide business executive committee, this uncertainty is rooted in gradual changes in geopolitical relationships ...| Global Trade Review (GTR)
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 relevant, Best Deals signed in 2024 were referenced as further substantiation for GTR’s decisions. GTR revealed the shortlist for the Leaders in Trade ...| Global Trade Review (GTR)
HSBC will no longer report interest income from its global trade finance unit, while continuing to disclose fee and commission revenue. The London-headquartered lender bills itself as the world’s largest trade bank and says it facilitated US$850bn in trade flows last year, making its earnings a bellwether for global trade activity. It previously included total ...| Global Trade Review (GTR)
US financial crime authorities have warned that Iranian entities are using front companies in Hong Kong and the UAE to ship sanctioned oil to China and launder the proceeds through the international financial system. In an advisory issued on June 6, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) says Iran exports around 1.6 million barrels of ...| Global Trade Review (GTR)
