Trade finance gap hits new high amid Covid-19 “panic and uncertainty”
13-10-21 / by Eleanor Wragg
Rejection rates for trade finance hit new heights during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, according...Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Beyond the margin ratchet: driving ESG improvements in supply chains
12-08-21 / by Eleanor Wragg
Much has been made of the ability of sustainability-linked finance to drive better environmental, social...
The search for liquidity: supply chain finance to the rescue?
12-08-21 / by Felix Thompson
Since the start of the pandemic, companies around the world have increasingly turned to supply...
WTO maps critical inputs for Covid vaccines as supply concerns grow
14-07-21 / by John Basquill
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has mapped critical inputs for the production of Covid-19 vaccines,...
ADB eyes ban on coal, oil and gas support, warned to proceed “with care”
12-05-21 / by Felix Thompson
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has announced plans to ban financing of coal mining and...
HSBC joins ADB’s Covid vaccine import finance programme
09-04-21 / by Eleanor Wragg
HSBC has entered into a public-private partnership with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to support...
Cost of working capital finance soars for SMEs, survey finds
07-04-21 / by John Basquill
A global survey of SMEs has found a “precipitous rise” in the cost of working...
JBIC and ADB inject liquidity into Asia Pacific aviation sector with two new deals
17-03-21 / by Felix Thompson
Amid broader turbulence in the aviation sector, Asian public sector institutions rolled out hundreds of...
Singapore amends law to give eBLs and other electronic trade instruments legal footing
10-02-21 / by Felix Thompson
Singapore has become the second country to adopt the UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Transferable...
ADB launches Covid vaccine import facility
16-12-20 / by Eleanor Wragg
The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) trade and supply chain finance programme (TSCFP) has unveiled a...