As the first signs emerge of enforcement action linked to disgraced Singapore oil trader Hin Leong, court documents have revealed the extent to which the company had become dependent on fake trades, ...

As Singapore’s Hontop Energy becomes the latest oil trader to be embroiled in a fraud scandal, accused of creating elaborate fake trades and forging documents in order to obtain finance, GTR examines ...

The impact of US tariffs on global trade is now likely to be felt next year, the World Trade Organization (WTO) has said, after unveiling a more positive outlook for 2025. Global goods trade has ...

A group of supply chain finance providers have more than US$866mn exposure to US car parts supplier First Brands Group, which has filed for bankruptcy protection. First Brands Group has faced investor ...

Singapore has become the second country to adopt the UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Transferable Records (MLETR) into domestic legislation, a move which sees the city-state grant electronic trade ...

The UK’s export credit agency (ECA) is backing €422mn in loans for infrastructure upgrades in Zanzibar, in a move it says will open up millions of pounds worth of export opportunities for the UK’s ...

Swift is scrapping its trade services utility (TSU), the centralised matching and workflow engine that operates as the backbone for the bank payment obligation (BPO). Speaking to GTR, Marc Delbaere, ...

Invoice financing provider Stenn has gone into administration following an application from HSBC in the UK High Court. The action follows an administration application filed by HSBC Innovation Bank ...

we.trade, a blockchain-based platform for open account trade, has closed its doors after being unable to secure further investment to continue as a going concern, GTR has learned. we.trade is a ...

Swedish export credit agency EKN and the Islamic Development Bank’s credit insurance arm are backing €1.5bn in financing for the construction of a tunnel in southern Turkey. The loan is being provided ...

An independent investigation into First Brands Group’s bankruptcy is probing whether receivables may have been financed multiple times, after the company accrued US$2.3bn in factoring liabilities. US ...

The GTR Leaders in Trade awards highlight excellence in the trade, commodity, supply chain, export finance and fintech markets. The winners in each category are based on submissions sent to GTR. Where ...