The US’ rejection of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) net-zero framework has put its overall adoption at risk and could jeopardise decarbonisation targets, industry figures have said.

Paul Carrington has been named head of Europe and senior director at trade credit insurance specialist Navitas Assurance ...

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) says it is “encouraged” by improvements in the integrity of the sustainability-linked loan market, despite ongoing challenges around pricing.

Swedish export credit agency EKN has named finance ministry official Åke Nordlander as its incoming director-general, as Anna-Karin Jatko’s nine-year stint in the role comes to an end. Nordlander ...

The Export-Import Bank of the United States (US Exim) has approved cover for a financing package that will support the digitalisation of Côte d'Ivoire’s ministry of commerce and industry.

Greater scrutiny of customs fraud through lawsuits filed under the False Claims Act (FCA) is likely, trade lawyers say, as the US government steps up trade fraud enforcement and tariffs rise. Trade ...

ACITI is dedicated to advancing Australia’s international economic engagement by facilitating access to information, fostering networks across business, government, academe, and civil society, and ...

Countries in Southeast Asia are the “most attractive” to foreign investors for low-cost labour and high human capital, but China’s manufacturing capabilities are still a draw despite moves to ...

The US government’s surprise decision to exempt refined copper from 50% tariffs is unlikely to dent the profits of commodity traders expecting bumper returns, but could create complications for ...

Despite a host of industry associations and government agencies pointing out the difficulties SMEs face when exporting, including access to finance, the response has been piecemeal. SMEs exported £107 ...

Mauritius has enacted legal reforms that recognise electronic bills of exchange, after it laid out plans to allow a broader range of electronic trade documents. The Mauritian parliament on August 1 ...