TFG Weekly Trade Briefing, 25th November 2024

New WTO paper launched, on how AI shapes and is shaped by international trade

The World Trade Organization (WTO) has today published a report entitled ‘Trading with intelligence: How AI shapes and is shaped by international trade’: the first comprehensive report on AI. Read more →

VOXPOP | What treasury trends will shape 2025?

By: Eleanor Hill - It’s nearly impossible to predict how treasury will look by this time next year, but we have enough to speculate on what forces will steer the industry in 2025. Read more →

The journey of sustainability: Industry-led action

By: Andrew Price -The journey towards sustainability will be tumultuous and unpredictable, but certainly not insurmountable. Read more →

What the NDC 3.0 guidelines mean for small businesses

Announced yesterday at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, the NDC 3.0 guidelines provide a way for countries to practically support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in achieving national climate goals. Read more →

PODCAST | TFG’s treasury treasure trove?

As we get ready for 2025, Trade Finance Global (TFG) spoke with our Editorial Board Member Eleanor Hill to explore the biggest trends in the world of treasury: technology, ESG, DEI, and the power of people. Read more →

Belize leads the way for financial transparency in Latin America

Belize, a country with an economy one-tenth the size of Glasgow’s, has implemented a digital registry to track the ultimate owners of companies registered in the country and improve financial transparency. Read more →

US Treasury official warns of alternative payment systems risk

Brent Neiman , the US Treasury’s assistant secretary for international finance, has cautioned that new cross-border payment systems could threaten global financial stability if they sidestep established anti-money laundering (AML) standards. Read more →

Brazil’s Central Bank advances digital currency with blockchain pilot

The Central Bank of Brazil (BCB) is developing a blockchain -powered trade finance solution for the second phase of its central bank digital currency (CBDC) project, DREX. Read more →