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...Steven Beck
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...
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...
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...
Asia: Taking the lead on digital trade
02-11-20 / by Maddy White
Countries in the Asia Pacific, including Singapore and China, are leading the way when it...
HSBC and Asian Development Bank agree on support to Covid-19 supply chains
29-07-20 / by Maddy White
HSBC and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) are establishing a supply chain finance programme to...
ADB merges trade and supply chain finance programmes in Covid-19 response
08-07-20 / by Eleanor Wragg
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has brought together its trade finance programme (TFP) and its...
Virus compounds US dollar liquidity strains for emerging markets
14-05-20 / by Felix Thompson
The US dollar has been the lifeblood of international trade for decades, but fears are...