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Leaders from the export credit agencies (ECAs) of the G7 countries convened in London this week for a two-day summit hosted by UK Export Finance (UKEF).
Lloyds Bank has released a new publication, Navigating a Volatile World, outlining how UK corporates are adjusting to ongoing macroeconomic uncertainty, shifting trade dynamics, and competing operational priorities.
In an interview with Trade Treasury Payments (TTP), Yuichiro Akita, President of the Berne Union, discussed how ECAs must adapt strategically to this new environment. Key priorities include supporting climate and clean-tech projects even in high-risk markets, shoring up supply chain resilience amid geopolitical fragmentation, deepening collaboration with development finance institutions (DFIs) through blended finance, innovating in underwriting and risk management post-pandemic, and recalibrating risk appetite to enable critical projects.
Tariff volatility has become increasingly prevalent on a global basis as governments respond to trade environments.
The EBRD’s Regional Economic Prospects report has just landed—and it’s sounding the alarm across emerging Europe, Central Asia, the Mediterranean and beyond.