Banking a continent
Moroccan national Omar Kabbaj was elected the sixth president of the African Development Bank (AfDB) in August 1995. His second five-year term ends in August 2005. GTR
ECAs face the privates
New challenges litter the paths of state-backed export credit agencies (ECAs), whose role and relevance is being put to its greatest test yet, writes Kevin Godier.
No let up in demand
The political risk insurance (PRI) market has absorbed recent hits and is bracing itself for new challenges, writes Kevin Godier.
Political upheaval, civil unrest, confiscati
In upbeat mood
Is trade credit insurance genuinely providing value for money and giving customers what they want Kevin Godier takes the market temperature and finds a fairly optimisti
Lisbon was a successful conference for the International Forfaiting Association (IFA) this year, clutched as it was from the jaws of potential collapse when moved hastily from Istanbul for security reasons earlier in the year. The atmosphere wa
Banks drive PRI product forward
Banks have increasingly become the driving force behind more political risk insurance (PRI) products available in the market. For a bank looking to enhance
Slow return
Although there has been more confidence in Indonesia as a trade finance risk in recent months, there is still a lot more to do to convince everyone, as Helen Castell writes. I
Cathy Duffy gives a risk manager’s view of how your company can best protect itself. She is Senior Vice-President, Strategic Risk Management, at JPMorgan Treasury Services.
As a treasury services trade risk manager,
It's a great time to invest in Latin American infrastructure we are told and several infrastructure funds for Latin projects have taken this spirit to heart, with a lot of activity being generated in the sector.
Clare Hatcher, Consultant at law firm Clyde & Co, gives an overview of the freight forwarding agreement (FFA) market, highlights some of the potential pitfalls and suggests ways to overcome them.
The last
Everyone’s a winner? or are they
Historically high prices have overshadowed structured commodity finance deals in the oil sector during 2004. Garry Morgan looks back over the
Congo begins to settle
The return to political stability and increasing oil revenues have helped creditors of the Republic of Congo in their settlement quest, reports Heleen Rijkens of Om
The reinsurance markets that sit behind international trade have returned to an even keel, as Kevin Godier reports.
There was barely sufficient capacity at the end of 2002 for the credit reinsurance treaty renewal programme
Risky markets are no barrier to trade
Some might say that sub-Saharan Africa can be divided into risky markets and very risky markets. Good deal structuring, good counterparts and good street sense can often, howeve
Floating rate asset calculations
Quant Corner is a regular feature in our Data section. It looks at trade finance from a quantitative analysis perspective. LTP Trade’s Patrick Bayl
Worst on record
The LTP Trade Finance Index September update shows that 2004 is on course to be the worst year since the Index began in 2000 for annual performance.
The LTP Trade Fina
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The endless arguments about why Africa is not trading within Africa are wearing thin. It is time for a coherent action plan to be drawn up, says GTR editor, Rebecca Spong.
