Geoeconomic warfare tops WEF 2023 global risk report
By Onome Amuge The World Economic Forum (WEF) has identified Increasing geoeconomic warfare as a significant risk to global trade in
Global trade finance credit risk returns to pre-pandemic levels, ICC reports
By Onome Amuge Default rates across all trade finance asset classes globally declined in 2021 compared to 2020, defying the economic
Global trade surges to record $7.7trn in Q1 2022
BY Onome Amuge. The value of global trade soared to a record $7.7 trillion in the first quarter of 2022, gaining about $1 trillion
Global trade falls 3% in Q1 as UNCTAD estimates quarter-on-quarter decline of 27% in Q2
The coronavirus pandemic cut global trade values by three percent in the first quarter of this year, according to the latest United
World tea production to hit 4.4m tonnes in 2027 on output boost
World production of black tea is projected to rise annually by 2.2 percent over the next decade to reach 4.4 million tonnes in 2027,
60% of banks globally move towards greater digitalisation, ICC survey shows
The International Chamber of Commerce’s (ICC) report says over 60 percent of banks globally have implemented or in the process
Global trade tensions weigh on stocks as U.S. dollar holds gains
World stocks traded flat Thursday as worries over global trade tensions weighed, while the U.S. dollar consolidated recent bumper
Nigerian stocks trade low as earnings season fail to lift market while global stocks spike
Nigerian stocks trade low Monday as benchmark index fell 0.48 percent despite improved earnings report trickling in. This is just as
WTO upgrades trade forecast for 2017 on resurgent Asian flows
The World Trade Organization (WTO) on Thursday revised upward its forecast for global trade growth in 2017 to 3.6 percent, from the