Supply chain finance is in no danger despite recent headlines
The crisis with a large financial services company does not signal that supply chain finance is another exotic financial instrument that could trigger disaster.
Can the pandemic help end the paper chase that is hobbling international trade?
Paper-based trade is a drag on the efficiency of the global trading system. Digitization will make trade and supply chains more robust, and the world more secure.
通过利于营商的原产地规则推动RCEP取得成功
《区域全面经济伙伴关系协定》规模庞大，可为亚洲地区提供重要的贸易机会，但仍有一些关键细节需要敲定。
Making RCEP successful through business-friendly rules of origin
The massive Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership presents a major trade opportunity for Asia but there are still critical details that need to be worked out.
Fix money-laundering reporting requirements to stifle crime, boost trade
Improving the reporting system to deter money laundering and the financing of terrorism will make it easier to track down those using the global financial system for nefarious ends, while easing restraints on legitimate trade.
Asia’s fabled supply chains to be tested by COVID-19 vaccine delivery
The enormous logistical challenge of vaccine distribution will be aided by trade and supply chain finance guarantees.
The global economy will emerge stronger if COVID-19 drives digitization
The health crisis should drive us to aggressively digitize global trade and supply chains so we can make the economic recovery stronger and the economy more robust.
Even with borders closing, we need to keep trade flowing
The COVID-19 pandemic underscores the need to support trade to not only move medical supplies but also to bolster economies
The surprising link between trade finance and gender equality
To level the playing field in Asia and the Pacific, women-owned companies need financial backing to support their importing and exporting needs.
More than just money: Digital technologies can help narrow the trade finance gap
Digital or financial technology – including mobile internet access, blockchain, artificial intelligence, and big data – can make international trade more efficient and support financing options.