Trade Finance
Axis Bank, IFC increasing trade finance for Indian SMEs
Axis Bank, IFC increasing trade finance for Indian SMEs
Will provide partial or full guarantees covering clients' payment risk .
SWIFT revamps APAC relationship management organisation, appoints Patrick de Courcy deputy CE
According to a statement, SWIFT is maintaining its strategic programmes in greater China, India and ASEAN, while investing more staff in its core...
Citi to open 6 more Asian desks for its corporate clients in the next 12 months
Find out where the desks will be located.
Standard Chartered completes its pilot CNH HIBOR Fixing IRS
It's structured using the new 3-month CNH HIBOR Fixing.
Check out BNP Paribas' new integrated platform for its corporate clients
CENTRIC launched first in Hong Kong and Singapore.
Here's how smaller transaction banks can challenge StanChart, HSBC, Citi
Cumulative market share of the ‘Big Three’ is now down to 52.9%.
CDC and Standard Chartered sign a US$100m risk participation arrangement
Incremental trade volume in excess of US$1b is expected.
Meet HSBC's 3 new appointees in its trade and receivables management team
According to a release, HSBC has made a number of new appointments to its Global Trade and Receivables (GTRF) Executive Committee.
J.P. Morgan appoints Dianne Challenor as head of transaction services for Asia Pacific
Ms. Challenor was previously Citigroup's Hong Kong-based chief operating officer for Asia Pacific. She will continue to be based in Hong Kong at J.P...
BOCHK is best geared to positive CNH developments
Thanks to HKMA easing restrictions on offshore RMB.
Guess which is the leading Euro country in terms of RMB usage
RMB payments grew 249% since March 2012.
Deutsche Bank to boost global transaction banking services in Indonesia
Move due to Indonesia’s rising investment and strong domestic consumption.
5 things Citi's new trade finance interactive solution allows clients to do
It was developed by Citi Innovatin Lab in Singapore.
Standard Chartered globalisation index up 4% to 841 in February
It's the fastest growth pace since August 2012.
Taiwan now the world's fourth largest RMB offshore centre, beating US and Australia
RMB payments surged 120% over the last six months.
The impact of currency appreciation on trade performance in Asia
For a long period of time, Yuan’s exchange rate has been on the agenda in the large trade deficit regions, such as the U.S.A. and Europe (see Table 1...
It's high-time to use more credit insurance to support trade finance
During Chinese New Year, I visited a friend working for the Exim Bank of Taiwan (EBT), the only export credit agency(ECA) in Taiwan set up in 1979...
Commentary
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