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In today's complex and fast-paced trade finance landscape, equipping your team with a robust, standardized understanding of the industry is paramou...

We are delighted to be able to republish an interview with our Shipping Expert, Jeffrey Blum originally published on 20 September 2020 on the websi...

While casually browsing Facebook this Sunday afternoon, I came upon yet another post by one of my contacts who was sharing a link to an article fr...

I went to the University of the West Indies Mona Campus in Jamaica in 1968 on a Serve and Learn scheme with the UK Overseas Development AdminIstra...

  My experience of international trade in West Africa began as a European Commission Economic Advisor in Togo in 1976. I worked on STABEX, to stabi...

Despite lack of trade negotiation practice during half a century, while the European Commission did the job instead of UK officials, the UK now fi...

The British Department for International Development, (DFID), is now merged with the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO). Its budget this yea...

After nearly 40 years serving the banking industry, including 38 years in Trade Finance alone at various levels in India, UAE, and Bahrain, Pradeep Taneja retired from banking on 30 Sep 2019. In an interview with DCW, Taneja reflected on career highlights, ICC work, and his future plans. 

GHANA should introduce measures that will help halve the cost of borrowing or risk losing investments in agriculture and agroprocessing to neighbo...

Incoterms 2020 is here! Sadly, I was too late to save this poor trader from Incoterms 2020 Misinformation! As an event which happens now once every...

Approaches to standby letters of credit (standbys) and guarantees differ in different parts of the world. People perceive things differently, and that has an impact on how practice evolves. Take for example the Americas where standbys are generally used when issuing a guarantee undertaking. In Europe, however, (and for that matter in other parts of the world) guarantees serve the same purpose.