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S&P Global Ratings has assigned Afreximbank a BBB+ long-term issuer credit rating and A-2 short-term rating with a stable outlook, strengthening the bank’s position as a countercyclical trade finance provider for Africa and the Caribbean. The rating comes as Afreximbank...
#Afreximbank#Africa#Caribbean
Exporters in Mexico’s automotive, steel and aluminium sectors are pausing long-term investment decisions as uncertainty builds ahead of the USMCA…
#aluminium#automotive#exporters
Afreximbank has released a new Trade and Development Finance Brief warning that Africa needs stronger trade and investment resilience as…
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The European Parliament has approved tariff legislation implementing the EU’s side of last year’s trade deal with the United States,…
#EU-US trade#European Parliament#exporters
Brent crude fell below US$80 a barrel after traders priced in a gradual return of oil flows through the Strait…
#commodity finance#energy markets#oil
The emerging ceasefire framework between the United States and Iran is beginning to reshape expectations across commodity, shipping and trade…
#commodity finance#energy markets#Iran
Gunvor Singapore has closed a US$1.366bn sustainability-linked syndicated revolving credit facility, marking the trader’s largest Asian revolving credit facility to…
#commodity finance#Gunvor#revolving credit facility
Oil prices fell below US$90 a barrel after the US called off planned strikes on Iran, easing immediate pressure on…
UK and New Zealand goods and services trade reached a record £4bn in 2025, as businesses continued to make strong…
#digital trade#exporters#Free Trade Agreement
The UK’s trade deficit widened sharply in the three months to April 2026, as rising imports outpaced export growth and…
#exports#imports#supply chains
Warning signs of a slowdown in global trade are beginning to emerge despite growing optimism around artificial intelligence and productivity…
#global trade#supply chains#trade finance
A court has rejected a sanctions-based defence in a dispute involving a Russia-linked bank guarantee, providing fresh guidance for banks…
#bank guarantees#compliance#legal risk
UK SMEs trading internationally are warning of severe financial pressure as disruption linked to the Iran war drives up logistics,…
#FX risk#Iran war#sme finance