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Maritime insurance and global trade: Institutional Backbone of Commerce
This article is the second part of a three-part series exploring the evolution of maritime insurance and its role in enabling global trade. Maritime insurance
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India Total Exports FY 2025-26 Reach $860 Billion
India’s total exports reached a record $860.09 billion in FY 2025-26. Booming services fuelled this 4.22% rise. Businesses navigate a widening merchandise deficit. Global firms secure strategic banking relationships to capture the next wave of structural trade growth.
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Understanding Supply Chain Finance: Reverse Factoring, Payables Finance, and What They Mean for Buyers and Suppliers
Supply chain finance optimises cash flow for buyers and suppliers. This guide explores reverse factoring and payables finance. It explains how digital platforms enhance liquidity and global trade resilience for small businesses.
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The Origins of Maritime Insurance: When Trade First Learned to Manage Risk
Ancient merchants created clever ways to protect their wealth from sea disasters. These early methods eventually became the complex global insurance systems that we use to secure international trade in the modern world.
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Trade Notice on Factoring & Alternative Export Payment Mechanisms
MSMEs access enhanced liquidity through the DGFT NIRYAT PROTSAHAN mission. This initiative provides a 2.75% interest subvention on export factoring for 4,139 tariff lines. Regulated factors ensure small businesses manage international receivables and improve cash flow effectively.
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From Bretton Woods to a Multipolar Future: Currency Power in Modern Global Trade (1945–2050)
Modern commerce relies on stable financial infrastructure. This article examines the transition of currency power in global trade from the 1944 Bretton Woods agreement to the rise of digital settlement systems
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The Age of the Pound in Global Trade Finance
The age of the Pound in global trade finance established the foundations of modern credit and institutional trust. Industrialisation and the Gold Standard transformed maritime trade into a structured global system. Digital platforms now evolve these principles for modern connectivity.
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From Empires to Algorithms: Currency Power and the Origins of Global Trade Finance
Currency power in global trade relies on historical trust and network effects. Spanish silver and Dutch banking pioneered the institutional settlement models used today. Digital platforms like 360tf now standardise these processes for global liquidity.
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Redefining Global Trade: How Emerging Economies Are Reshaping the Maritime Landscape
As global supply chains evolve, the Indian Ocean region has emerged as one of the most dynamic and influential trade corridors. This concluding article in
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The Western Indian Ocean Corridor: Bridging Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia
The Western Indian Ocean trade corridor connects India, Africa, and the Gulf through strategic ports and digital innovation. India-Africa trade exceeded US$100 billion in FY25. Digital platforms like 360tf bridge finance gaps to ensure seamless global trade.