The WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies officially entered into force on 15th September, establishing the first multilateral trade agreement focused on environmental sustainability.

At the International Chamber of Commerce’s headquarters, Trade Treasury Payments (TTP) sat down with John Denton to discuss the health of the World Trade Organization, the ICC’s future role in multilateral decision-making, export finance for Ukraine’s rebuild, and the plumbing that holds climate finance back.

The ICC Digital Standards Initiative (ICC DSI), the World Trade Organisation (WTO), and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) convened the Digital Trade Transformation Forum in Geneva on 10th September, addressing the challenge of fragmented digital trade systems.

At the Komgo Rooftop Networking Event in Singapore, Trade Treasury Payments (TTP) spoke with Baptiste Audren, Chief Revenue Officer at Komgo, about how the company is helping corporates and banks manage guarantees, letters of credit, and standbys more efficiently.

China has initiated steps to allow major Russian energy corporations to issue panda bonds in its domestic financial markets, marking the first such access since 2017, as reported by the FT.

The whitepaper Electronic Transferable Records: The Adoption of the UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Transferable Records (MLETR), presented by ICC Netherlands together with a broad coalition of companies, banks and business associations to the Dutch Parliament on September 1, 2025, highlights the urgent need for legislative reform.

To explore this in greater depth, Trade Treasury Payments (TTP) Editor Deepesh Patel spoke with Neil Shonhard, CEO of MonetaGo, and Neal Harm, Secretary General of FCI, following the July Breakfast Club in London.

In a fascinating interview today, Carlos Kuriyama, Director for the Policy Support Unit at APEC – Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, delivered a clear message: global problems demand global solutions.

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