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Brent crude fell below US$80 a barrel after traders priced in a gradual return of oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz, easing one of the biggest commodity finance risks of recent months. The fall followed a US-Iran framework agreement...
#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
Corporate cash generation is moving back to the centre of investor scrutiny as companies face higher financing costs, uneven demand…
#Cash flow#corporate finance#liquidity
Allianz Trade has lowered its global economic growth forecast, warning that persistent tariff uncertainty and rising trade barriers are creating…
#Allianz Trade#global trade#risk
Oil prices fell below US$90 a barrel after the US called off planned strikes on Iran, easing immediate pressure on…
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
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
Vitruvian Partners has agreed to make a strategic investment in Africa Specialty Risks, the developing markets-focused reinsurance group, in a…
#Africa#Africa Specialty Risks#political risk insurance
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
Specialty re/insurer Convex Group has received approval to launch a Lloyd’s syndicate with a portfolio that includes political risk and…
#Convex#CPRI#Lloyds
A London court has rejected BB Energy’s attempt to block the sale of three South Sudanese oil cargoes worth around…
#BB Energy#commodity finance#creditor risk
The Financial Conduct Authority has warned financial institutions that sanctions compliance remains an area of significant supervisory focus, as geopolitical…
#compliance#FCA#risk management
Governments are increasingly using trade investigations as a foundation for retaliatory measures, creating a more complex compliance environment for exporters,…
#compliance#exporters#sanctions