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At the ITFA Trade and Forfaiting Conference in Singapore, Trade Treasury Payments (TTP) spoke with Thierry Hebraud, Chief Executive Officer of Mauritius Commercial Bank (MCB), about Africa’s trade transformation agenda and the continent’s path toward a just transition.
At the ITC SME Ministerial in Johannesburg, South Africa, Trade Treasury Payments (TTP) spoke with Michael Marmon-Halm, Managing Director of Fairafric Chocolates, to discuss the intersection of sustainable manufacturing, trade policy, and access to finance in Ghana’s cocoa industry.
At the ITFA Americas Annual Conference in Miami, Trade Treasury Payments (TTP) spoke with Michael Kofi Fosu, CEO of International Trade Finance and Payment Consultancy (ITFP), to discuss the structural challenges African businesses face in international trade and how bridging those gaps begins with understanding the local context.
Mauritius has formally adopted the UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Transferable Records (MLETR) by amending its Bills of Exchange Act, under Section 4 of the recently passed Finance Bill (No. XVIII of 2025).
At the Commonwealth Business Summit in Namibia, Trade Treasury Payments (TTP) spoke with Neil Shonhard, CEO of MonetaGo, to discuss the role of digital public infrastructure in derisking trade and unlocking liquidity across the Commonwealth, particularly in Africa.
Morocco has joined the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS), becoming the seventeenth country to participate in the platform. The agreement was formalised through the signature of Bank Al-Maghrib, the country’s central bank, and reflects continued regional efforts to improve cross-border payment infrastructure under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
As the newly announced 1 August deadline for Trump’s reciprocal tariff regime approaches, uncertainty looms for global trade. While some major economies have secured partial deals, many emerging markets face escalating tariffs with little recourse.
