Geopolitical instability and the increasing use of financial infrastructure as foreign policy tools are prompting a shift away from exclusive reliance on centralized global finance systems. Digital ...

Pakistan has opened six overland routes to Iran, allowing third-country goods to bypass Hormuz disruption and clear thousands of stranded containers. The new corridor eases pressure on Pakistani ports ...

The UAE has exited OPEC/OPEC+, reducing core membership and signalling internal fractures amid a wider geopolitical energy crisis. The move reflects Abu Dhabi’s push for greater production flexibility ...

Aurionpro has launched Fintra, an AI-native trade finance platform where AI agents gradually “earn” autonomy through performance, rather than being given it upfront. Fintra replaces legacy, ...

Standard Chartered and the World Bank Group’s private-sector lending arm, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), have launched a $300 million risk-sharing facility aimed at expanding trade and ...

Alexander Klepp is an Underwriting Manager at Credendo, specialising in Guarantees and Specialty Risks with a focus on credit and political risk insurance (CPRI). Charles Osborne is a Director at ...

TFG Weekly Trade Briefing, 27 April 2026 Alfred Hitchcock’s 1959 North by Northwest, at its core, is a film about a man hurtling towards destinations he hadn’t chosen, staying upright as geopolitical ...

Silvia is a Senior Reporter at Trade Finance Global. She completed a BA in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at New College, Oxford, with a focus on financial markets, political theory, and ...

Organisations have had to reassess long-standing assumptions and adopt new methods to understand risks as a result of geopolitical uncertainty. Marsh’s political risk report identifies three key areas ...

Today, the ICC DSI released their 2023 Key Trade Documents and Data Elements (KTDDE) report. The report outlines 14 key trade documents, going into depth on the definitions, purpose, and legal ...

Payments Canada, the organisation which operates Canada’s national payment systems, leads the country’s adoption of ISO 20022 by offering ...

British enterprises are poised to gain from billions of pounds in new export opportunities, boosting the UK economy, as detailed in the latest strategy from UK Export Finance (UKEF) released today.