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A guide to trade finance

As the convergence between cash and trade continues within global transaction banks, it is perhaps good to remind ourselves about the...
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Sibos Amsterdam: Basel III - We are jumping off a cliff

The Basel regulations continue to cause problems for banks as they maintain that while trade finance instruments such as Letters of Credit...
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A new era of collaboration

Capital requirements under Basel II and Basel III are constraining banks' ability to provide trade finance. However, a number of banks are...
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Video interview: The rise of the renminbi

Tan Kah Chye of Standard Chartered Bank talks about the growing use of the renminbi in international trade and its prospects for...
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Should corporates have direct access to SWIFT's Trade Services Utility?

David Blair, treasurer at Huawei, says corporates should be able to connect directly to SWIFT's Trade Services Utility and that there is...
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Asian SMEs struggle to benefit from free trade agreements

A new book published by the Asian Development Bank and the Asian Development Bank Institute says protectionism is alive and well and could...
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Trade finance and co-lending

Joshua Cohen, global head, Liability & RWA Management, Transaction Banking, Standard Chartered, explains why the bank is entering into...
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Solving cash flow for the ordinary guy?

Graham Ethelston, CEO and chairman of B2B factoring company, Factor21, says factoring is increasingly being used by companies as an...
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Competition is back in trade finance

Thierry Josz, global head of Global Trade Solutions at BNP Paribas says more players are returning to the trade finance market in the wake...
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Old trade finance versus new trade finance

Competition may be back in traditional trade finance as sovereign risk remains a focus, but banks need to develop new solutions that are...
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Chinese trade finance grows in sophistication

Kao Fang Ming, head of Trade, China, J.P. Morgan Treasury Services, talks about the growing sophistication in trade finance services in the...
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Demand for politicial risk and credit insurance returns to pre-crisis levels

Demand for insuring trade transactions remains high but Basel III casts uncertainty on the future of the industry and the role played by...
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Transaction banking needs to change to accommodate shifting trade flows

Mauritius, Johannesburg and Dubai are likely to be new locations for regional treasury centres as global trade flows shift towards...
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Trade receivables securitisation is back in vogue

Avarina Miller, senior vice president, Demica, says the trade securitisation market is returning as a cost-effective form of corporate...
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The Basel bashing continues

Banks told to do more advocacy with customers when it comes to explaining the impact of Basel III on the costs of capital, and to get their...
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A work in progress

Bringing the cash and trade businesses together in banks in order to deliver working capital efficiencies to corporate clients makes sense...
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The supply chain is a company's secret weapon

In capital-constrained times, Drew Hofler of Ariba says the supply chain is a "secret weapon" for companies to put money to work.
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