Expert Commentaries
TRADING HOPES WITH ASIA

TRADING HOPES WITH ASIA

|Export Academy Faculty
Despite lack of trade negotiation practice during half a century, while the European Commission did the job instead of UK officials, the UK now fields a team led by an...
BRITISH AID – COMING OR GOING ?

BRITISH AID – COMING OR GOING ?

|Export Academy Faculty
The British Department for International Development, (DFID), is now merged with the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO). Its budget this year will be cut by £2.9 billion, index-linked to...
DCW Interview with Trade Finance Expert Pradeep Taneja

DCW Interview with Trade Finance Expert Pradeep Taneja

|Export Academy Faculty
After nearly 40 years serving the banking industry, including 38 years in Trade Finance alone at various levels in India, UAE, and Bahrain, Pradeep Taneja retired from banking on 30...
High lending rates drive investments away

High lending rates drive investments away

|Export Academy Faculty
GHANA should introduce measures that will help halve the cost of borrowing or risk losing investments in agriculture and agroprocessing to neighbouring countries, the Team Leader of the West Africa...
Incoterms 2020 - Beware of inaccurate blogs with 'expert advice'

Incoterms 2020 - Beware of inaccurate blogs with 'expert advice'

|Thomas Smith
Incoterms 2020 is here! Sadly, I was too late to save this poor trader from Incoterms 2020 Misinformation! As an event which happens now once every 10 years the launch...
Guarantees versus standby letters of credit

Guarantees versus standby letters of credit

|Export Academy Faculty
Approaches to standby letters of credit (standbys) and guarantees differ in different parts of the world. People perceive things differently, and that has an impact on how practice evolves. Take...
THE ISSUE OF DISCREPANCIES AND THE ROLE OF THE DOCUMENTARY CREDIT

THE ISSUE OF DISCREPANCIES AND THE ROLE OF THE DOCUMENTARY CREDIT

|Export Academy Faculty
If you ask a banker, an exporter, an international cargo insurance specialist, a carrier or a freight forwarder, what the biggest problem is when dealing with documentary credits, you will...
TFR LOOKS AT TRADING WITH CHINA

TFR LOOKS AT TRADING WITH CHINA

|Export Academy Faculty
When the Chinese import and export growth slowed up, reflecting lower demand for Chinese exports overseas and slower domestic demand, one would be forgiven for assuming this would affect growth...
Are you being served?

Are you being served?

|Export Academy Faculty
International trade is dependent upon a broad range of high risk supply chain activity, whilst cultural differences can influence the overall perceptions and expectations of customers. It is important for...
The Power of Global Networking

The Power of Global Networking

|Export Academy Faculty
WebPort Global is a new and exciting online trade network created for companies and members of World Trade Centers, Chambers of Commerce, Professional Associations, and any organization that participates in...
TRADING HOPES WITH ASIA

TRADING HOPES WITH ASIA

|Export Academy Faculty
Despite lack of trade negotiation practice during half a century, while the European Commission did the job instead of UK officials, the UK now fields a team led by an...