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UK SMEs trading internationally are warning of severe financial pressure as disruption linked to the Iran war drives up logistics, energy and foreign exchange costs. New research from Bibby Financial Services found that 70% of UK SMEs trading overseas fear...
#FX risk#Iran war#sme finance
Santander CIB has appointed Juan Suárez Romero as head of trade and working capital origination for Europe, strengthening leadership across…
#Europe#Santander#trade finance
Price Ridge Capital has launched with a model designed to connect private credit investors with trade finance and working capital…
#Price Ridge Capital#private credit#supply chain finance
New York’s adoption of legal reforms recognising digital bills of exchange has taken effect, giving electronic trade instruments stronger legal…
#bills of exchange#digital trade#electronic trade documents
Swiss prosecutors have raided Gunvor’s Geneva offices as part of a criminal investigation linked to suspected bribery, putting compliance controls…
#bribery#commodity finance#commodity tradin
US regional banks are exploring closer collaboration as changing trade flows, correspondent banking pressures and rising client demand reshape the…
#correspondent banking#Letters of Credit#middle-market exporters
The Financial Conduct Authority has warned financial institutions that sanctions compliance remains an area of significant supervisory focus, as geopolitical…
#compliance#FCA#risk management
Lloyds Banking Group has committed up to £2bn of trade finance support for UK exporters as businesses face an increasingly…
#export finance#Lloyds#smes
India's finance ministry is reviewing lending conditions for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises as policymakers seek to protect credit flows…
#banking#India#MSME finance
Governments are increasingly using trade investigations as a foundation for retaliatory measures, creating a more complex compliance environment for exporters,…
#compliance#exporters#sanctions
The global economy remains vulnerable to geopolitical shocks, energy market disruption and financial instability despite signs of resilience in early…
#geopolitical risk#global trade#trade finance
Fresh US military strikes near the Strait of Hormuz have added a new layer of uncertainty for commodity finance markets…
#commodity finance#sanctions#shipping risk
The Asian Development Bank has reported a sharp rise in trade finance activity as Asian markets face pressure from the…
#ADB#Asia#development finance