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At the ITC Global SME Ministerial in Johannesburg, South Africa, Trade Treasury Payments (TTP) spoke with Mathieu Lamolle, Senior Advisor on Sustainable and Inclusive Value Chains at the International Trade Centre (ITC), to explore how the SME Standards Navigation Toolkit is helping small businesses meet sustainability requirements while unlocking access to finance and global markets.
At the ITC SME Ministerial in Johannesburg, South Africa, Trade Treasury Payments (TTP) spoke with Sibongile Isaacs, the co-founder of Ting Tang Teas, to get an inside look at a small business operating in the global south.
The first-ever Global SME Ministerial Meeting, co-hosted by the International Trade Centre (ITC) and the Government of South Africa, took place over three late July days in Johannesburg.
Ministers and senior officials from more than 60 countries have endorsed a coordinated policy agenda aimed at strengthening small business competitiveness through targeted action on finance, digitalisation, and sustainability.
In a step toward trade finance digitisation, J.P. Morgan has completed its first transaction using an electronic Bill of Exchange (eBoE). The transaction, involving Mobile Technology Network South Africa (MTN SA), was executed using Enigio’s trace:original solution and governed under English law.
