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Mutual Trust Bank, ITFC Sign Agreement to Bolster Trade Finance

Bangladesh’s Mutual Trust Bank PLC announced on 4 March 2025 its signing of a Master Murabaha Agreement with the

US Supreme Court Asks for Clarification of Government’s Obligations Regarding USAID Payments

In proceedings relating to a challenge of the Trump Administration’s temporary pause of foreign-assistance payments to businesses and organizations

P&R Containers’ Reputation, Business Habits Masked EUR 3 Billion Shell Game

P&R Containers was not a run-of-mill investment scam. And that contributed heavily in making it one of Germany’

Customs Evasion Rampant, Says Dhaka Tribune

Coal and stone imports from India coming into Bangladesh’s Sonahat Land Port and Chilmari River Port are being misdeclared

Digitalisation to Take Center Stage in Dubai

The push to advance trade through digitialisation figures prominently on the agendas of industry events taking place in Dubai, United

Regulatory and Enforcement Trends for AML and Sanctions

DCW Recap of Arnold & Porter Webinar From primarily a US perspective, legal professionals from Arnold & Porter and a

ATFCP Sanctions & Fraud Webinar Recap

A webinar hosted by the Association of Trade Finance Compliance Professionals (ATFCP) on 28 January 2025 featured particular focus on

Telex Release: a Viable Alternative to LOI?

DCW readers are aware of several recent court cases which have illustrated the problems that can emerge for trade finance

ICC, SWIFT Primed to Finalize API Standard for Attachments

Operating on the premise that the trade finance industry currently lacks a standard document exchange proposition for trade finance instruments,

Enigio’s trade:original Solution First Verified as in Accordance with MLETR

trace:original, a digital trade solution developed by Sweden-based Enigio AB, became the first system to be recognized as meeting

Haas Automation to Pay USD 2.5 Million after BIS, OFAC Coordinated Enforcement Effort

Singapore, Malaysia Reach Agreement on Special Economic Zone