Welcome to an exciting episode of GTR Trade Talks! Join us as we dive into the highlights of this year's event, which unfolded in the vibrant city of Singapore on September 5-6, 2023. Over 1,200 delegates from across the globe gathered at GTR Asia 2023 to gain invaluable insights into the ever-evolving realms of trade, treasury, commodities, and fintech. This dynamic event served as a platform where industry leaders, experts, and enthusiasts came together to explore practical strategies and inno...
Sep 19, 2023•10 min•Ep. 14
In the latest episode of the Trade Talks podcast, we reflect on GTR's return to the live events space with the 2021 instalment of GTR UK, which welcomed over 400 delegates in London last week. We’re joined on the podcast by the chair of the event, Adam Marshall, a senior advisor to Flint Global and HSBC UK, and who until fairly recently was Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce. He gives an overview of some of the main “takeaways” from the day, including the two different language...
Oct 27, 2021•9 min•Ep. 13
In this latest installment of the Trade Talks podcast, we hear from various experts who joined GTR's recent Trade Finance Funds 2021 webinar, exploring the increasingly central role of funds in the trade finance ecosystem, from differing business models to changes in investor sentiment and the role of ESG, technological advances and the ongoing need for transparency and due diligence.
May 18, 2021•37 min•Ep. 12
In this new GTR podcast, Tedd George, Founder and Chief Narrative Officer of Kleos Advisory provides an overview of key themes from GTR's recent Africa-focused virtual events, which took place in October 2020, from geopolitical trends to intra-bank collaboration and digitisation drives.
Dec 18, 2020•42 min•Ep. 10
2020 saw headwinds continue to buffet the global commodity financing sector. In this GTR podcast, Tedd George, Founder and Chief Narrative Officer of Kleos Advisory highlights some of the crucial themes, from industry efforts to build resilience to ongoing tech development and ESG initiatives.
Dec 18, 2020•44 min•Ep. 11
In this latest podcast instalment, GTR speaks with Rajiv Biswas, Chief Economist for Asia Pacific at IHS Markit on the impact of COVID-19 on trade and global supply in East Asia. Among the key points covered: Where do from here? Assessing the risk of financial crises arising due to deep global economic shocks How long can the lockdown of major economies continue as global unemployment and government debt levels soar? To what extent does the current situation demonstrate the importance of robust ...
Jun 03, 2020•40 min•Ep. 9
In this latest podcast instalment, GTR gathers a number of experts together to assess the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, lockdowns and economic turbulence on the African market. Where are we now? Dr Robert Besseling, Executive Director of EXX Africa, and Memeh Onyebuchi, Head of Trade for South Africa and Southern Africa at Standard Chartered, provide an overview of the current situation. Is the farm still reaching the fork? Antonella De Cunha of Capespan, a fresh fruit supplier, and Louw v...
May 20, 2020•23 min•Ep. 8
Looking back to the GTR Nordics 2019 conference in Stockholm last November emphasises just how much priorities have changed across the trade sector during the first half of 2020; though many of the ‘old normal’ challenges discussed will inevitably persist into the future. In this latest podcast episode we recap highlights selected from 2 of the event’s keynote sessions, and catch up with the team at blockchain consortium we.trade on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic: Known knowns and known unk...
May 06, 2020•35 min•Ep. 7
Though the world has changed in many ways since, before the implications of COVID 19 took hold February's 800-plus gathering of leading trade finance professionals had much to discuss. In this latest podcast episode, we recap some of the highlights selected from 4 distinctly different sessions: Seizing opportunity: Dr Karen Remo, Founder and CEO of New Perspective Media and Laura Lane, Global President of Public Affairs at UPS, focus on the importance of creating a more conducive environment for...
Apr 22, 2020•29 min•Ep. 6
With few events taking place worldwide right now, we thought we would take a look back at one of GTR’s biggest in 2019. In this podcast episode, Tedd George, Founder & Chief Narrative Officer of Kleos Advisory, gives us a recap of some of the highlights from last year’s GTR Africa conference in London. Judith Prior, Board member of US Exim talks about their history of in Africa, US initiatives on the continent and the bank’s plans going forward including the level of US content required to benef...
Mar 31, 2020•28 min•Ep. 5
One of the key consequences of various developments in the region is the ongoing rerouting of many of Asia’s supply chains, seen as only likely to continue in the current climate. This podcast, a featured session from GTR Asia 2019 , will address the following: To what extent are firms restructuring their supply chains in order to avoid tariffs on Chinese products? How successful has the sourcing of alternative options proved? Have we already seen greater focus on sourcing goods from markets suc...
Sep 25, 2019•53 min•Season 1Ep. 4
A lot can happen in a year! GTR Asia 2018 was dominated by the backdrop of ongoing trade tensions and potential ramifications of a full-scale trade war between the US and China. So what is new 12 months later? During GTR Asia 2019 , the world’s largest international gathering for the trade finance community, six experts come together to reflect on a range of topics including: Trade tensions and the geopolitical environment: Have things simmered down somewhat? Are we back to a new normal or is th...
Sep 25, 2019•47 min•Season 1Ep. 3
