Tough times
Once familiar global trade patterns are changing rapidly, bringing steep challenges for UK exporters and their financiers. British banks appear to be upping their game, but nagging doubts
A real life corporate plea! - Jacob Katsman reports on Sikorsky’s Danielle Austin’s presentation, ‘Letters of Credit Presented by the Beneficiary’, at the Innovations in Trade Services conference in London on
Soy far, soy good
Ricardo Passero is Vice-President, Latin American Desk, at Fimat, the brokerage subsidiary of Société Générale, in Buenos Aires. Here, he talks to Luis Waldmann about so
Policies do work!
An article in the last issue of GTR has caused a lot of feedback, including consternation, from readership. It suggested that the insurance market might b
Picnic in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyz banks have been showing their desire to integrate into the international banking community by attending a conference in Bishkek focusing on this issue. Elina Borzenko was there for GTR .
Stability brings mixed blessings
Greater international stability, particularly within emerging markets, is driving down lending spreads, stretching tenors and pushing trade finance banks to consider new clients in the metals
Need vs Fashion
There is much talk about paperless international trade. Denmark-based Nordea's head of trade finance, Claus Asbjí¸rn Stehr, discusses, among other things, with Ravi Mehta , whether paperless
Progress made
Revision of the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits ( UCP ) is making significant progress, according to Pavel Andrle, Secretary
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Banks are jostling for a stake in South Africa’s promising renewable energy sector. Will this be the next best thing for the project finance market, asks GTR deputy editor Shannon Manders?
