UK businesses urged to move ahead on digitalisation despite ‘fragmented’ government approach
22-03-23 / by Eleanor Wragg
Businesses should start adopting digital trade strategies now to unlock significant economic and operational benefits,...Author's Archive
Eleanor joined GTR in 2010 as a freelancer and was appointed senior reporter in 2018. She covers the world’s trade, export, commodity and supply chain finance markets, with a particular interest in technology, innovation and digitisation. She also writes about macroeconomic trends and the relation ...
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Trafigura tops up European revolvers in oversubscribed refinancing
16-03-23 / by Eleanor Wragg
Trafigura has refinanced its European multi-currency syndicated revolving credit facilities (RCFs) for a total of...
Global mining giants commit to digital transformation of bulk shipping
16-03-23 / by Eleanor Wragg
Four of the world’s largest metals and mining companies have thrown their weight behind a...
eBL interoperability: Help or hindrance for global adoption?
15-03-23 / by Eleanor Wragg
As efforts towards attaining 100% worldwide adoption of the electronic bill of lading (eBL) gain...
Trade policy starting to do better on gender, says UNCTAD
08-03-23 / by Eleanor Wragg
As the reciprocal relationship between trade and gender has started to receive increased attention, those...
MineHub achieves end-to-end raw material supply chain digitisation with Waybridge acquisition
08-03-23 / by Eleanor Wragg
Metals and mining-focused blockchain platform MineHub has bought Waybridge Technologies, a commodities ecosystem for industrial...
Asia Pacific corporates embracing nearshoring, says HSBC
01-03-23 / by Eleanor Wragg
Corporates in the Asia Pacific (Apac) region are bringing production and sourcing closer to home...
Contour sets sights on Chinese commodity flows with TradeGo tie-up
28-02-23 / by Eleanor Wragg
Contour has entered into a strategic partnership with TradeGo, a China-focused blockchain commodity trading platform,...
SGeBIZ opens funding round to move into supply chain finance
28-02-23 / by Eleanor Wragg
Singapore E-Business (SGeBIZ), a digital procurement, payment and sourcing platform provider, is expanding into supply...
Marco Polo brings in liquidators as funds run dry
23-02-23 / by Eleanor Wragg
Trade finance blockchain consortium Marco Polo Network has filed for insolvency after failing to obtain...