Host Felix Thompson gives a breakdown of the major stories in trade and trade finance news this week.
Blockchain trade finance initiative Contour has now left beta, bringing the decentralised, digital trade finance platform into full live production.
UK businesses are largely optimistic about growth prospects over the medium term, with business confidence higher now than this time last year, according to new data from Santander.
A group of major banks are hoping that a new blockchain-based registry of trade finance transactions will put a stop to the fraudulent practices that have plagued Singapore’s commodities trading sector this year.
Reporter Maddy White also explains why hundreds of thousands of seafarers are stuck at sea, and how the situation could pose significant problems for supply chains and trade.
Music credit to Kevin MacLeod for his track Loopster, taken from incompetech.com. Licensed under creative commons by attribution 3.0 license. Further music credit to Sunrise Drive by South London HiFi. Licensed under creative commons Attribution 4.0 License. Music promoted by CopyrightFree.org
GTR News Brief: Energy traders face volatile future
GTR’s 2023 News Wipe: Trader disputes, OECD reforms, Basel regulations and trade digitalisation woes
GTR News Brief: Coal trader wins appeal in trade sanctions clash
GTR’s 2021 News Wipe: Greensill, trade digitalisation and supply chains in crisis
GTR News Brief: Fresh scrutiny for banks in new US advisory on Xinjiang; Australian lenders defend coal exit; US sanctions break for Venezuela LPG export
GTR News Brief: Serious Fraud Office launches GFG investigation; UK’s Law Commission consults on electronic trade document legislation; Shipping industry faces pressure to exit LNG
GTR News Brief Episode 29
GTR News Brief Episode 28
GTR News Brief Episode 27
GTR News Brief Episode 26
GTR News Brief Episode 25
GTR News Brief Episode 24
GTR News Brief Episode 23
GTR News Brief Episode 22
GTR News Brief Episode 21
GTR News Brief Episode 20
GTR News Brief Episode 19
GTR News Brief Episode 18
GTR News Brief Episode 17
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Pharmacy Podcast Network
Sarah Westall - Business Game Changers
Wall Street Breakfast
Bloomberg Surveillance
Money Talks from The Economist