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African economies face growing trade finance pressure as prolonged disruption around the Strait of Hormuz increases energy costs, import bills and external financing strain. The risk is particularly acute for debt-burdened markets that depend heavily on imported fuel, food and...
#Africa#commodity finance#debt pressure
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
Global oil inventories are falling at record pace as disruption linked to the Iran conflict continues to reshape energy trade…
#commodity finance#energy trade#IEA
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
When Courts Rewrite Factoring Author: Igor Zaks, CFA, President, Tenzor Ltd. The collapse of First Brands Group and the investor…
#cash dominion#factoring#First Brands
Damage to the UAE’s largest gas processing plant is expected to take until 2027 to fully repair, raising the prospect…
#Adnoc Gas#commodity finance#energy trade
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
Several Chinese independent refiners are reducing processing activity as sanctions pressure, freight disruption and rising crude costs squeeze margins across…
#China#commodity finance#oil trade
Insurance costs for commodity shipments through the Gulf have risen sharply following attacks on energy infrastructure and continued instability around…
#commodity finance#Gulf#LNG
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