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Small and medium-sized exporters are facing growing pressure from longer working capital cycles as volatility, tariffs and supply chain fragmentation reshape global trade flows. Recent industry analysis shows businesses are increasingly relying on shorter-term liquidity solutions as payment cycles lengthen...
#liquidity#receivables finance#sme finance
Canada is consulting on expanded export controls covering advanced semiconductors and manufacturing technologies, adding fresh compliance pressure for exporters and…
#Canada#compliance#export controls
African economies face growing trade finance pressure as prolonged disruption around the Strait of Hormuz increases energy costs, import bills…
#Africa#commodity finance#debt pressure
Indian energy group Godawari Power and Ispat has signed a battery supply agreement with China’s Eve Energy, adding another signal…
#battery supply chains#China#critical minerals
European buyers are continuing to show appetite for Russian-origin fuel despite sanctions pressure, underlining the compliance challenges facing commodity traders,…
#commodity finance#compliance#EU
Trade finance banks are under growing pressure to show credible artificial intelligence plans, but industry discussion is also exposing concern…
#AI#BAFT#banking technology
IFC has agreed a new synthetic risk transfer linked to trade finance, adding momentum to the use of capital relief…
#capital relief#emerging markets#IFC
Afreximbank increased trade finance activity during the first quarter of 2026 as African markets faced growing pressure from energy disruption,…
#Afreximbank#Africa#commodity finance
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
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
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
The OPEC Fund has launched a $1.5bn financing initiative to support countries facing rising energy costs, commodity disruption and tighter…
#commodity disruption#development finance#OPEC Fund
Maritime visibility in the Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman has deteriorated sharply, creating fresh operational, insurance and compliance…
#commodity finance#Hormuz#insurance