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EPISODE · May 30, 2026 · 10 MIN

How a Single KPI Rewrote Global Trade Finance

from Global Trade with Fexingo: WTO, Free Trade Agreements, and International Commerce · host Fexingo

Episode 20 of Global Trade with Fexingo digs into the obscure but world-altering metric: the 360-day year used in trade finance. When the International Chamber of Commerce updated its uniform rules in 2020 to sync interest calculations with actual calendar days, it quietly reshaped $9 trillion in trade credit. Lucas explains how banks and corporates had priced $2.3 trillion in short-term loans using a convention dating back to Babylonian clay tablets — and how one spreadsheet error in a Singapore shipping firm exposed the cost. Luna pushes back on whether this is just accounting trivia. Together they trace the ripple: from letter-of-credit pricing in Mumbai to commodity hedging in Chicago, and why the shift still isn't complete in 2026. A concrete case, a single number, and a trade rule most people have never heard of. #TradeFinance #ICC #UniformCustomsAndPractice #360DayYear #LettersOfCredit #GlobalTrade #Economics #InternationalCommerce #Banking #TradeCredit #SupplyChainFinance #CommodityHedging #RiskManagement #Basel #Singapore #Mumbai #Chicago #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

Episode 20 of Global Trade with Fexingo digs into the obscure but world-altering metric: the 360-day year used in trade finance. When the International Chamber of Commerce updated its uniform rules in 2020 to sync interest calculations with actual calendar days, it quietly reshaped $9 trillion in trade credit. Lucas explains how banks and corporates had priced $2.3 trillion in short-term loans using a convention dating back to Babylonian clay tablets — and how one spreadsheet error in a Singapore shipping firm exposed the cost. Luna pushes back on whether this is just accounting trivia. Together they trace the ripple: from letter-of-credit pricing in Mumbai to commodity hedging in Chicago, and why the shift still isn't complete in 2026. A concrete case, a single number, and a trade rule most people have never heard of. #TradeFinance #ICC #UniformCustomsAndPractice #360DayYear #LettersOfCredit #GlobalTrade #Economics #InternationalCommerce #Banking #TradeCredit #SupplyChainFinance #CommodityHedging #RiskManagement #Basel #Singapore #Mumbai #Chicago #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

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