Bankers Association for Finance and Trade (BAFT) Archives

17-05-23 / by John Basquill

Three-quarters of trade finance lenders believe demand for payables finance programmes will remain stable or...

12-04-23 / by Jacob Atkins

Planned changes to UK capital requirements rules would significantly increase costs for some trade finance...

04-04-23 / by Eleanor Wragg

The World Trade Board has opened consultation on a framework to increase access to trade...

14-12-22 / by John Basquill

Banks are being urged to assess the compliance risks associated with maritime trade, as fresh...

19-10-22 / by John Basquill

The International Chamber of Commerce United Kingdom (ICC UK) is pushing banks and authorities to...

15-08-22 / by Jacob Atkins

Upcoming reforms to accounting standards will change how supply chain finance programmes are disclosed in...

06-04-22 / by Jacob Atkins

Proposed accounting standards that will require far greater disclosure of supply chain finance (SCF) arrangements...

22-03-22 / by Eleanor Wragg

Another step has been taken towards achieving legal equivalence for electronic versions of trade documents,...

15-03-22 / by Eleanor Wragg

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) have published a...

02-03-22 / by Jacob Atkins

Proposed changes to the treatment of trade finance in the EU’s capital requirements regulations could...

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