Eleanor Wragg

Senior reporter at @GTReview covering trade, export, commodities, supply chains and the finance and tech supporting them. Story tips to [email protected]

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#blockchain trade finance consortium @contourtrade is terminating its services, after being unable to raise sufficient funds from its bank shareholders to continue to sustain itself.

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The recognition of digital assets has taken a significant step forward following the publication of proposals by the UK and Singapore that aim to reduce legal uncertainty and enhance market safety and predictability.

Sarah Green D…https://t.co/NhAHLBhD4C https://t.co/vPBE6lvf8M

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The UK’s approach to #trade since it left the European Union lacks substantial objectives beyond signing as many free trade agreements (FTAs) as possible, and has now hit a dead end, according to new research from The Economy 2030…https://t.co/bWxRLjkUGJ https://t.co/f8kOYvqcRU

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A long-awaited initiative to stamp out double financing #fraud in global trade hub #Singapore is now live, enabling banks to share information to check if a transaction has already been funded before agreeing to finance it. https://t.co/fc56u8cAIu

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UK Export Finance is backing a £26.3mn loan from Citi to the Ukrainian government to enable it to reopen vital supply routes near #Kyiv, marking one of the first commercial bank financings delivered to support the reconstruction of the war-torn country. https://t.co/HXd5wlgjHc

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R3 has unveiled the next generation of its #Corda #blockchain platform, which it says will deliver better availability, scalability and interoperability with other enterprise DLT networks.

Milan Khan, R3's lead product manager, to…https://t.co/OOGpfYIOuS https://t.co/fT9piOXA2n

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Really looking forward to this all-star panel discussion with Oswald Kuyler, Geoffrey Wynne, @deborahleary and Mithun Raj on de-risking and future-proofing trade next week.

If this sounds like your kind of thing, come and join over 550 attendees - and me…https://t.co/zqTTmxJYtE

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The #UK’s food and drink manufacturers are optimistic they can reap “substantial benefits” from the FTAs with #Australia and #NewZealand that enter into force on May 31, despite a sharp decrease in exports to the two countries.

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HSBC has hired Mirka Skrzypczak as global head of transformation in its global trade and receivables finance (GTRF) business, effective today. https://t.co/Qnuj31wlKM

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Challenging macroeconomic conditions are driving demand for #trade and working capital finance. But in a world where economic fragility abounds, providing financing for trade assets is not without risks, especially against a less-t…https://t.co/bcfBr8gvTD https://t.co/8T6YaQutgW

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During the International Chamber of Commerce UK #C4DTI Digital Trade Conference, I chaired a panel discussion with a group of industry experts – HSBC's Bhriguraj Singh, Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN)'s Bertrand Chen, ITFA'…https://t.co/UgUhrTB0L0 https://t.co/D0Q0dzsnYm

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My latest long read out now in the Q2 edition of Global Trade Review (GTR).

As the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (#RCEP) machine whirrs into life and trade flows within the bloc increase, could its paucity of explici…https://t.co/R2ZexEGALi https://t.co/KYBI1ekJ2m

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Developed with contributions from industry bodies and stakeholders including the International Chamber of Commerce UK, the IFC - International Finance Corporation, BAFT (Bankers Association for Finance and Trade), ITFA and FCI , th…https://t.co/LFVS6lhzv9 https://t.co/lO1dxcyoQN

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Secro, a US-based technology company, has completed an end-to-end electronic bill of lading (#eBL) transaction on its platform without the use of a private rulebook agreement between participants. https://t.co/suwyjHCtrk

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The International Chamber of Commerce Digital Standards Initiative (DSI) has released of new guidance aimed at enabling digital trade at scale.

Launched today at the #ICCFutureTrade Forum in Singapore, two reports: Key Trade Docum…https://t.co/N1liXYyeo9 https://t.co/Rb1dRLpKX3

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Looking forward to a frank conversation about lessons learned, and some concrete action points to ensure real progress on trade digitalisation. https://t.co/hG0KJEIwxj

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Businesses should start adopting digital trade strategies now to unlock significant economic and operational benefits, says a new report by the The Institute of Export & International Trade and EY, which comes as the UK government…https://t.co/YIkxot3hbr https://t.co/g8Zp42D67A

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Four of the world’s largest metals and mining companies have thrown their weight behind a new initiative by BIMCO to boost adoption of the electronic bill of lading (#eBL).

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As efforts towards attaining 100% worldwide adoption of the electronic bill of lading gain momentum, significant emphasis is being placed on the need for interoperability between different platforms – the feasibility of which is in…https://t.co/5tLqJQXbP7 https://t.co/ANbWjKyg6I