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China battery deal highlights financing pressure behind energy storage...

Indian energy group Godawari Power and Ispat has signed a battery supply agreement with China’s Eve Energy, adding another signal that energy storage supply chains are becoming a larger part of Asia’s trade and working capital landscape. The deal comes...

#battery supply chains#China#critical minerals

IFC risk transfer deal signals new capital relief push...

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 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


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


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


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


OPEC Fund launches $1.5bn programme to ease trade disruption

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


Vessel visibility collapses in Strait of Hormuz as trade...

Maritime visibility in the Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman has deteriorated sharply, creating fresh operational, insurance and compliance…

#commodity finance#Hormuz#insurance


Drip Capital surpasses $9bn in MSME trade finance as...

Digital trade finance provider Drip Capital has surpassed $9bn in cumulative MSME cross-border trade finance transactions, highlighting continued growth in…

#cross-border trade#Drip Capital#fintech


Citi says tariff disruption and regional trade shifts are...

Citi has warned that tariff pressure, geopolitical fragmentation and regional supply chain shifts are continuing to reshape global supply chain…

#AI#Citi#sme finance


From Transactions to Intelligence: How is AI Transforming Working...

Authored by Andrew Betts: Chief Growth Officer, CredAble Global trade has always adapted to disruption, and the current phase of…

#AI#lending technology#sme finance


RFIx26 opens in Berlin as receivables finance enters new...

RFIx26 opens in Berlin this week with the receivables finance market facing one of its most significant periods of change…

#Berlin#factoring#receivables finance

Prime Bank secures $30m OPEC Fund loan to boost...

Prime Bank has signed a $30 million term loan agreement with the OPEC Fund to strengthen trade finance support for…

#agriculture finance#Bangladesh#OPEC Fund

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