Under US President Donald Trump’s administration, critical minerals have become tools of transactional diplomacy, with bilateral deals tied to security, access, and political alignment, exemplified by proposed agreements with Ukraine… read more →

Stablecoins are the problem that the Distributed Ledger Technology solution has been looking for. They are cryptocurrencies without the inherent volatility. This means that they benefit from the genius of… read more →

Fraud, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence have long been treated as separate domains within financial services. Each came with its own tools, teams, and terminology, but the walls between them have… read more →

When we look back on how export finance has shifted in years past, it is often easy to recall major deals and policies and the impacts that they had on… read more →

Tariff volatility has become increasingly prevalent on a global basis as governments respond to trade environments.

The EBRD’s Regional Economic Prospects report has just landed—and it’s sounding the alarm across emerging Europe, Central Asia, the Mediterranean and beyond.

The maritime landscape of the United States West Coast has entered uncharted territory with zero cargo vessels leaving China for California’s top busiest ports last week, a scenario unseen since the pandemic’s early days.

The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), part of the World Bank Group, has signed a trade finance guarantee framework worth up to $500 million with IDB Invest, the private sector… read more →

UK-based distributor Global Tea has adopted Enigio’s trace:original digital document solution. Implemented through Lloyds Bank’s Digital Documentary Collections product, the system replaces traditional paper-based processes with a fully digital alternative.