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UK late payments bill raises pressure on large firms...

The UK government has put late payments back at the centre of its small business agenda, with new legislation expected to increase penalties for companies that fail to pay suppliers on time. The Small Business Protections Bill, included in the...

#late payments#receivables finance#regulation

Glencore’s $2.55bn receivables securitisation pushes commodity finance into new...

Glencore has launched a $2.55bn oil and gas trade receivables securitisation programme, in one of the largest transactions of its…

#commodity finance#FIS#Glencore


Afreximbank expands trade finance activity as regional volatility rises

Afreximbank increased trade finance activity during the first quarter of 2026 as African markets faced growing pressure from energy disruption,…

#Afreximbank#Africa#commodity finance


What the First Brands Litigation Reveals About Industry Practice,...

When Courts Rewrite Factoring Author: Igor Zaks, CFA, President, Tenzor Ltd. The collapse of First Brands Group and the investor…

#cash dominion#factoring#First Brands


UAE gas plant damage threatens longer LNG disruption

Damage to the UAE’s largest gas processing plant is expected to take until 2027 to fully repair, raising the prospect…

#Adnoc Gas#commodity finance#energy trade


Shipping fuel shortage raises fresh trade finance risk

A shortage of bunker fuel is creating a new cost and liquidity problem for global shipping, adding further strain to…

#bunker fuel#commodity finance#freight


Chinese refiners cut runs as sanctions pressure intensifies

Several Chinese independent refiners are reducing processing activity as sanctions pressure, freight disruption and rising crude costs squeeze margins across…

#China#commodity finance#oil trade


Commodity shipping insurance costs climb after Gulf attacks

Insurance costs for commodity shipments through the Gulf have risen sharply following attacks on energy infrastructure and continued instability around…

#commodity finance#Gulf#LNG


OFAC targets Iran-linked tankers and shipping firms in fresh...

US authorities have added a fresh group of Iran-linked shipping companies and tankers to the sanctions list, increasing compliance pressure…

#commodity finance#compliance#Iran


ADB launches financing facility for Asia critical minerals supply...

The Asian Development Bank has launched a new financing facility to help Asia and the Pacific build critical minerals supply…

#ADB#commodity finance#critical minerals


ECAs step up commodity trader support as supply security...

Export credit agencies are becoming more important financing partners for major commodity traders as governments seek to secure energy, metals…

#commodity finance#ECAs#Glencore


UNCTAD warns invisible trade barriers are raising export costs

UN Trade and Development has warned that non-tariff measures are increasing export costs for most countries, adding pressure to global…

#exporters#non-tariff barriers#trade costs

G7 export credit agencies push new support for critical...

G7 export credit agencies have agreed to deepen cooperation on critical minerals, strategic industries and export finance rule reform as…

#critical minerals#export credit agencies#export finance

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