TXF Risky Business Podcast

ICC’s Schmand: Focus on non-financial risk measurement before saying trade finance is low risk (12 mins)

Daniel Schmand, chair of the ICC Banking Commission and global head of trade finance at Deutsche Bank caught up with TXF’s Katharine Morton at the ICC Annual Meeting in Miami about his outlook for trade and trade finance and how non-financial risk in trade can be viewed.

Risky business: Tech-tonic shifts in trade wars

In the first of this series of Risky Business podcasts Coriolis Technologies CEO Rebecca Harding talks to TXF’s Katharine Morton about where we are now with trade weaponization and the effect that trade wars are having on the key power relationships and physical supply chains globally, with technology at the forefront.

Why trade finance is soaring at ADB (16 mins)

Trade finance business is booming at the Asian Development Bank. Katharine Morton spoke to Steven Beck, the ADB’s head of trade and supply chain finance, at the ICC Banking Commission annual meeting in Miami about the reasons underpinning the growth and whether derisking is having an impact.

Beyond the wild west in factoring (24 mins)

Peter Mulroy, Secretary General of FCI spoke to Katharine Morton at the ICC banking commission annual meeting in Miami about how trust is helping factoring move beyond the ‘wild west syndrome’ and how transparency is vital for building trust in the future of reverse factoring.

Risky business: US exports populism, Canada and Mexico weaponize

The US’s most successful export at the moment seems to be populism, says Rebecca Harding, CEO of Coriolis Technologies. TXF and Coreolis Technologies’ country risk index investigates the trends in trade weaponization in the Americas. Here, Canada and Mexico export arms, Central America imports populism. This is the third in the series of seven insights.

Episode 1: Introduction to the methodology

The Risky Business podcast analysis country risk around the globe. For more information on our unique ratings, go to www.txfnews.com/countryrisk.

 

In the first episode, Dan and Rebecca explore the methodology behind the ratings, anomalies that exist, and some little known nuggets of information you won’t get from other country risk ratings, including a unique look at Denmark

Episode 2: Sub-Saharan Africa

The Risky Business podcast analysis country risk around the globe. For more information on our unique ratings, go to www.txfnews.com/countryrisk.

 

With a special focus on Africa, this episode looks at recent political developments in South Africa, stability and anti-corruption movements across the continent, the role of China, and the latest risk ratings for Ghana, Nigeria, Ethiopia and Kenya. 

Episode 3: MENA

The Risky Business podcast analysis country risk around the globe. For more information on our unique ratings, go to www.txfnews.com/countryrisk.

 

This episode covers the Middle East, with tensions over Yemen, a changing role for Israel, trade flows through Oman, and short term challenges in Egypt.

Episode 4: Americas

The Risky Business podcast analysis country risk around the globe. For more information on our unique ratings, go to www.txfnews.com/countryrisk.

 

In this episode we look at trends in risk across North and South America, including the war on drugs in Mexico, Trump’s tariffs, anti-corruption movements in Brazil, and the impact all of the above is having on financed investment in the region.

Episode 5: Russia, Eurasia and Europe

The Risky Business podcast analysis country risk around the globe. For more information on our unique ratings, go to www.txfnews.com/countryrisk.

 

Following the conclusion of the 2018 World Cup, Rebecca examines trends behind the scenes in Russia, the continued troubles in Ukraine, tensions in Eurasia, and the long term impact sanctions have (and haven’t) had on Russian trade flows. 

 

Meanwhile in Europe, we also analyse the risks posed by the rise of populism in Poland, Hungary, Germany and Italy… and of course we also reference the UK and the current British obsession… Brexit.