#41- Weekly News Digest 20251013-1019

This weekly news digest is created by community members in the Hyperledger Supply Chain and Trade Finance Special Interest Group as a way to keep people up to date on the latest developments in this space. If you have news to share that you would like to let the group know about, please feel free to edit this wiki page or join one of the upcoming group meetings and share your news with other group members.

News:

a. Supply Chain Management

• Unlock the Future of Container Shipping! 🚢 Join the FIT Alliance webinar, “Unlocking Digital Trade: eBL Interoperability for Container Shipping,” on 27 November at 12:00 UTC. Discover the latest on… | Future International Trade (FIT) Alliance

• EUROPEAN PLATFORM FOR IMPLEMENTING THE AI ACT: A SINGLE WINDOW TO MOVE FROM LAW TO ACTION | Bruno Schneider

• At KOIOS, we collaborate with the exceptional team of Masters Students at the University of Southampton's Centre for Operational Research, Management Sciences and Information Systems. Meet… | Jonathan Grant

• LESTR - Risk analysis: the Boracay tanker | LESTR | 13 comments

• PREVENCIÓN DE LA FINANCIACIÓN ILÍCITA Y DEL ARBITRAJE REGULATORIO A TRAVÉS DE PLATAFORMAS DEFI Con este título se ha presentado por varios senadores demócratas una propuesta de regulación DeFi -… | María del Sagrario Navarro Lérida

• https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ugcPost-7383363647064113152-ofDU?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAKjbSYBNN37DNzTjy0PAuGLfQdLTBDPWOw

• Container Port Performance Index 2024 - stress points reveal health/fragility of ports | Hariesh Manaadiar

•  

b. Trade & Supply Chain Finance

• The Commonwealth Model Law on Digital Trade | Andrea Frosinini

• You have been duly alerted. | Sean Edwards

• The Digital Sovereignty Dilemma: Balancing Privacy, Power and Trade in a Fragmented World | Andrea Frosinini

• https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-7385225504687271936-cX_j?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAKjbSYBNN37DNzTjy0PAuGLfQdLTBDPWOw

• Absa's African Financial Markets Index shows resilience amid global turmoil | Trade Finance Global (TFG) posted on the topic | LinkedIn

• https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ariaaltonen_commodityfinance-fintech-esg-ugcPost-7383743926983274496-LFIA?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAKjbSYBNN37DNzTjy0PAuGLfQdLTBDPWOw

• How to benefit from RMB internationalisation with our expertise | Standard Chartered Corporate & Investment Banking posted on the topic | LinkedIn

• https://www.linkedin.com/posts/adb-trade-finance-program_adb-tscfp-tradefinance-ugcPost-7384329049202147328-X9IE?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAKjbSYBNN37DNzTjy0PAuGLfQdLTBDPWOw

• Managing risks to strengthen supply chains | OECD Trade and Agriculture

• https://www.linkedin.com/posts/manaadiar_essentials-you-need-to-consider-before-signing-activity-7376181934781161472-hiov?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAKjbSYBNN37DNzTjy0PAuGLfQdLTBDPWOw

• Ripple acquires GTreasury for $1 billion, expands treasury management | Trade Treasury Payments (TTP) posted on the topic | LinkedIn

• https://www.linkedin.com/posts/trade-treasury-payments_tradefinance-commodities-digitaltrade-activity-7384253018315333632-L96i?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAKjbSYBNN37DNzTjy0PAuGLfQdLTBDPWOw

• https://www.linkedin.com/posts/parsa-fathi8_icc-trade-register2024-ugcPost-7383976339940306944-krwO?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAKjbSYBNN37DNzTjy0PAuGLfQdLTBDPWOw

• https://www.linkedin.com/posts/icc-academy_ucp600-isp98-internationalbanking-activity-7384860744573460480-Vb-M?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAKjbSYBNN37DNzTjy0PAuGLfQdLTBDPWOw

• #digital #digitaltrade #interoperability #adoption #ebls #dataset #uk #data #transport #cargo #reliability #tradefinance #darlington #railway #trade #customs | Dr Maria Mogilnaya

• BOAD expands credit insurance to support WAEMU states | Trade Treasury Payments (TTP) posted on the topic | LinkedIn

• https://www.linkedin.com/posts/exporta_bahrain-and-monetago-eye-sme-finance-boost-activity-7384513586607333376-voPg?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAKjbSYBNN37DNzTjy0PAuGLfQdLTBDPWOw

• https://www.linkedin.com/posts/trade-treasury-payments_digitaltrade-commonwealth-paperlesstrade-activity-7383891826153316352-v7Ur?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAKjbSYBNN37DNzTjy0PAuGLfQdLTBDPWOw

• https://www.linkedin.com/posts/international-chamber-of-commerce-uk_g20-b20-handoverofb20recommendations-activity-7384593997186404352-GnHu?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAKjbSYBNN37DNzTjy0PAuGLfQdLTBDPWOw

• 🔟 lessons banks have learned from the ISO 20022 migration The shift to ISO 20022 marks one of the most significant changes in global financial infrastructure in decades. It replaces SWIFT’s legacy… | Deepesh Patel

• #trade #tradefinance | Rebecca Harding

• The opportunity to turn trade finance green, at scale  - ICC - International Chamber of Commerce | Andrea Frosinini

• With thanks to TTP and Deepesh Patel for giving me the opportunity to talk through how UK Export Finance is helping more companies export. We discuss some of the challenges facing exporters but also… | Carl Williamson

• A must attend event that will bring together industry leaders, financial institutions, and business experts at the upcoming Central Asia Factoring and Supply Chain Finance Conference in Tashkent… | Irina Tyan

• Informationsblatt Kryptowerte | FMA Finanzmarktaufsicht Österreich

• Trade and Growth | Centre for Inclusive Trade Policy (CITP)

• Africa Trade Gateway launches in Rwanda, boosting intra-African trade | Trade Treasury Payments (TTP) posted on the topic | LinkedIn

• Bank of England issues supervisory letter on IFRS 9 and climate risk | Trade Treasury Payments (TTP) posted on the topic | LinkedIn

• #ai #road #rail #sea #air #g7 | Chris Southworth

• DCSA's Counsel on e-bills at ICC Austria Trade Finance Week | Trade Treasury Payments (TTP) posted on the topic | LinkedIn

• Stormy seas for global shipping: UNCTAD warns of uncertainty, volatility… | Gustavo Barreto

• #weareicc #tradefinance #tradedigitalisation #digitaltrade #iccunitedkingdom #trade #digitalisation #growth #finance #tradecorridors #innovation | ICC United Kingdom

• Investors urge EU to uphold methane rules despite US pressure | Bruno Schneider

• Iran ratifies Electronic Communications Convention, joins 20 other countries | UNCITRAL: United Nations Commission on International Trade Law posted on the topic | LinkedIn

• US and China introduce reciprocal port fees in trade war escalation | Trade Finance Global (TFG) posted on the topic | LinkedIn

• WTO and World Bank complete pilot phase of "Digital Trade for Africa" | World Trade Organization posted on the topic | LinkedIn

• ISO 20022: 10 lessons for global payments transformation | Trade Treasury Payments (TTP) posted on the topic | LinkedIn

• Power Plays in Digital Trade: How Regulatory Control Shapes the Global Data Economy | Andrea Frosinini

• How Stablecoins Align with ICC Rules for Digital Trade | Traydstream posted on the topic | LinkedIn

• 📣 Call for proposals: Consulting firm to develop a climate data platform for Uganda’s Agricultural Insurance Scheme Firms should demonstrate experience in: - Developing large-scale data or… | UNDP Sustainable FinancePreview

• BCG at Sibos 2025: Unbundling Finance with Technology | BCG on Financial Institutions posted on the topic | LinkedIn

• Stablecoins: A report on their impact and risks by Andersen Institute | Kadir Tas posted on the topic | LinkedIn

• Trade Finance Talks magazine Sibos edition focuses on geopolitics and trade | Trade Finance Global (TFG) posted on the topic | LinkedIn

• ASEAN leads in digital and sustainable trade facilitation in Asia | Yann Duval posted on the topic | LinkedIn

• 🛳 Strikes, protests, and Red Sea developments place European shipping in jeopardy 🏗 Supply chain disruption and industrial action have, in the last week, demonstrated the fragility of maritime… | Trade Finance Global (TFG)

• How interoperability can boost Africa's SMEs in cross-border trade | Trade Finance Global (TFG) posted on the topic | LinkedIn

a. ESG & Sustainability

• Africa Hydrogen | Suhail Diaz Valderrama MSc. MBA EMP CQRM GRI LCA MAP

• Q3 REGCAP: Global, UK, EU, Sanctions, Enforcement | FinTech FinCrime Exchange posted on the topic | LinkedIn

• TNFD 2025 Report: Nature Risks Join Climate in Business Mainstream | Akmal Abudiman Maulana posted on the topic | LinkedIn

• GHG EMISSIONS OF ALL WORLD COUNTRIES | Rady Halim

• IIED paper: Climate resilience through social protection - The economic case for early action | Kapil Narula, PhD posted on the topic | LinkedIn

• SBTi Flag Criteria Public Consultation | Science Based Targets initiative

• UNDP mobilizes $1 trillion for SDG targets | UNDP Sustainable Finance posted on the topic | LinkedInPreview

• #wto #ldcs #mc14 #cameroon #trade #tradepolicy #agriculture #foodsecurity #climateadaptation #climateresilience #climatechange | Facundo Calvo

• https://www.linkedin.com/posts/andreafrosinini_esef-reporting-manual-ugcPost-7384914380791984128-uVO8?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAKjbSYBNN37DNzTjy0PAuGLfQdLTBDPWOw

• https://www.linkedin.com/posts/abdullah-alquraini-fsa-level-ii-candidate-a14b83113_climate-stress-test-ugcPost-7384880093505949696-94L2?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAKjbSYBNN37DNzTjy0PAuGLfQdLTBDPWOw

• https://www.linkedin.com/posts/unctad_what-is-the-environmental-cost-of-the-digital-ugcPost-7384679223061274624-65ir?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAKjbSYBNN37DNzTjy0PAuGLfQdLTBDPWOw

• https://www.linkedin.com/posts/hasan-akbulut-a5338827_board-capability-report-ugcPost-7383849556591063040-KKTJ?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAKjbSYBNN37DNzTjy0PAuGLfQdLTBDPWOw

• https://www.linkedin.com/posts/european-securities-and-markets-authority-esma_esef-reporting-manual-2025-update-ugcPost-7384502028003082240-69JY?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAKjbSYBNN37DNzTjy0PAuGLfQdLTBDPWOw

• https://www.linkedin.com/posts/iucn-european-regional-office_iucn-nbs-european-hub-ugcPost-7383863699335266304-lg75?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAKjbSYBNN37DNzTjy0PAuGLfQdLTBDPWOw

• https://www.linkedin.com/posts/oriol-garcia-ant%C3%BAnez_launch-of-the-european-assessment-invitation-ugcPost-7383860823837900800-Pbu-?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAKjbSYBNN37DNzTjy0PAuGLfQdLTBDPWOw

• https://www.linkedin.com/posts/dcarbon-global_carbon-management-ugcPost-7384502667206623233-HAEM?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAKjbSYBNN37DNzTjy0PAuGLfQdLTBDPWOw

• https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jack-farren-ri-sij_i-will-be-in-ecuador-this-week-as-rural-inclusion-activity-7383506342998859776-TM2C?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAKjbSYBNN37DNzTjy0PAuGLfQdLTBDPWOw

• https://www.linkedin.com/posts/networknature_new-tf6-report-co-creating-nature-based-activity-7384166266019872768-WXjY?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAKjbSYBNN37DNzTjy0PAuGLfQdLTBDPWOw

• https://www.linkedin.com/posts/asian-development-bank-publications_browse-our-updated-catalog-of-publications-activity-7384528609308303360-2vRT?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAKjbSYBNN37DNzTjy0PAuGLfQdLTBDPWOw

• https://www.linkedin.com/posts/capitalscoalition_naturalcapital-naturepositive-finance-activity-7384498435699146754-JhfH?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAKjbSYBNN37DNzTjy0PAuGLfQdLTBDPWOw

• https://www.linkedin.com/posts/annelochoff_agriculture-oecd-fao-ugcPost-7378409681121226752-EVho?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAKjbSYBNN37DNzTjy0PAuGLfQdLTBDPWOw

• https://www.linkedin.com/posts/cpa-mbuguah-charles-macharia-ccbi-gsfp_financing-for-nature-and-climate-ugcPost-7384409590928486400-peG0?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAKjbSYBNN37DNzTjy0PAuGLfQdLTBDPWOw

• https://www.linkedin.com/posts/msci-carbon-markets_redd-carbonremoval-activity-7383773563797016576-YZKR?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAKjbSYBNN37DNzTjy0PAuGLfQdLTBDPWOw

• https://www.linkedin.com/posts/trade-treasury-payments_sponsored-tradefinance-commoditytrade-ugcPost-7384308742097510400-VPvT?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAKjbSYBNN37DNzTjy0PAuGLfQdLTBDPWOw

• https://www.linkedin.com/posts/kamilpruchnik_report-on-multilateral-development-banks-ugcPost-7383509708101332993-0qZQ?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAKjbSYBNN37DNzTjy0PAuGLfQdLTBDPWOw

• https://www.linkedin.com/posts/suhail-diaz-v_financing-ugcPost-7354815724021833729-svyi?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAKjbSYBNN37DNzTjy0PAuGLfQdLTBDPWOw

• https://www.linkedin.com/posts/kadir-tas-a1106a22_recycling-risk-synthetic-risk-transfers-ugcPost-7383215980115693569-iJw4?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAKjbSYBNN37DNzTjy0PAuGLfQdLTBDPWOw

• https://www.linkedin.com/posts/greencb_frankelderson-centralbank-ecb-activity-7383522080337801216-HfkT?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAKjbSYBNN37DNzTjy0PAuGLfQdLTBDPWOw

• https://www.linkedin.com/posts/alice-ayuma-2a78a5188_esg-investor-readiness-guide-ugcPost-7384449844490276864-wS4Q?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAKjbSYBNN37DNzTjy0PAuGLfQdLTBDPWOw

• https://www.linkedin.com/posts/european-research-executive-agency-rea_horizoneu-activity-7383398582218862592-NL4q?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAKjbSYBNN37DNzTjy0PAuGLfQdLTBDPWOw

• https://www.linkedin.com/posts/zaneta-s_sustainability-climateresilience-fiduciaryduty-activity-7384131175721615360--xAi?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAKjbSYBNN37DNzTjy0PAuGLfQdLTBDPWOw

• https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7384310610047512576?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAKjbSYBNN37DNzTjy0PAuGLfQdLTBDPWOw

• https://www.linkedin.com/posts/council-of-europe-development-bank_social-infrastructure-in-focus-the-role-ugcPost-7381953264101249024-69oW?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAKjbSYBNN37DNzTjy0PAuGLfQdLTBDPWOw

• https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7384310444330500097?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAKjbSYBNN37DNzTjy0PAuGLfQdLTBDPWOw

• https://www.linkedin.com/posts/priti-hoffmann-7b26b71a_if-the-financial-sector-were-a-country-its-activity-7384199636518928384-BLrn?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAKjbSYBNN37DNzTjy0PAuGLfQdLTBDPWOw

• https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7384310436055150592?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAKjbSYBNN37DNzTjy0PAuGLfQdLTBDPWOw

• https://www.linkedin.com/posts/kapil-narula_net-zero-pathways-for-european-cement-2025-ugcPost-7384222137554829312-AR2N?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAKjbSYBNN37DNzTjy0PAuGLfQdLTBDPWOw

• https://www.linkedin.com/posts/unctad_unctad16-activity-7384272224003977216-LJGc?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAKjbSYBNN37DNzTjy0PAuGLfQdLTBDPWOw

• https://www.linkedin.com/posts/business-finance-and-investment-at-the-oecd_corporategovernance-activity-7384211522207551488-GRaM?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAKjbSYBNN37DNzTjy0PAuGLfQdLTBDPWOw

• https://www.linkedin.com/posts/rajashazrinshah_the-global-tipping-points-report-2025-ugcPost-7383997514154196992-AjC-?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAKjbSYBNN37DNzTjy0PAuGLfQdLTBDPWOw

• https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sustainify-esgs-climate-fund_r%E1%BB%A7i-ro-kh%C3%AD-h%E1%BA%ADu-ngh%C3%ACn-t%E1%BB%B7-%C4%91%C3%B4-la-m%E1%BB%B9-report-ugcPost-7384040913611915264-IaI9?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAKjbSYBNN37DNzTjy0PAuGLfQdLTBDPWOw

• https://www.linkedin.com/posts/integrated-africa-power_black-carbon-artic-ugcPost-7382667601891475456-bJH0?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAKjbSYBNN37DNzTjy0PAuGLfQdLTBDPWOw

• https://www.linkedin.com/posts/united-nations-sustainable-stock-exchanges-initiative_naturepositive-sustainablefinance-esgdisclosure-activity-7383454892973228032-L0_3?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAKjbSYBNN37DNzTjy0PAuGLfQdLTBDPWOw

• https://www.linkedin.com/posts/abdullah-alquraini-fsa-level-ii-candidate-a14b83113_esg-ugcPost-7383553462267056128-cUHf?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAKjbSYBNN37DNzTjy0PAuGLfQdLTBDPWOw

• https://www.linkedin.com/posts/international-institute-for-sustainable-development_the-wto-agreement-on-fisheries-subsidies-ugcPost-7381735587415736321-Qz7b?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAKjbSYBNN37DNzTjy0PAuGLfQdLTBDPWOw

• https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jayden-yoon-462950204_food-safety-foresight-ugcPost-7383339238626480128-AqI9?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAKjbSYBNN37DNzTjy0PAuGLfQdLTBDPWOw

• https://www.linkedin.com/posts/hasan-akbulut-a5338827_a-decade-of-national-climate-action-ugcPost-7383400433094041600-7sMB?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAKjbSYBNN37DNzTjy0PAuGLfQdLTBDPWOw

• https://www.linkedin.com/posts/gcssincorporated_fw-ugcPost-7381514872976498689-Wdwl?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAKjbSYBNN37DNzTjy0PAuGLfQdLTBDPWOw

• https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7383401537651257344?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAKjbSYBNN37DNzTjy0PAuGLfQdLTBDPWOw

• https://www.linkedin.com/posts/bernard-sava%C3%ABte-8867745_global-innovation-index-2025-ugcPost-7383369434180132864-y9EQ?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAKjbSYBNN37DNzTjy0PAuGLfQdLTBDPWOw

• https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7383385807312629760?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAKjbSYBNN37DNzTjy0PAuGLfQdLTBDPWOw

• https://www.linkedin.com/posts/marcelo-f-dias_oecd-guidance-on-transition-finance-ugcPost-7378933669178175488--lIm?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAKjbSYBNN37DNzTjy0PAuGLfQdLTBDPWOw

• https://www.linkedin.com/posts/iman-harymawan_green-bonds-vs-climate-bonds-ugcPost-7382330880381542400-MQgG?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAKjbSYBNN37DNzTjy0PAuGLfQdLTBDPWOw

• https://www.linkedin.com/posts/amlan09_where-esg-can-create-value-ugcPost-7383128159992410112-jh6C?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAKjbSYBNN37DNzTjy0PAuGLfQdLTBDPWOw

• https://www.linkedin.com/posts/cameronpr1ce_ey-global-nature-action-barometer-2025-ugcPost-7376513564389294080--AxK?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAKjbSYBNN37DNzTjy0PAuGLfQdLTBDPWOw

•