Sector - Investment
GTR Asia Leaders in Trade results
GTR is pleased to announce the results of its Asia Leaders in Trade 2013 readers' poll.
StanChart partners with CDC
Standard Chartered and UK development institution CDC have signed a US$100mn risk participation arrangement.
Ex-BNP bankers launch commodities investment firm
Two former BNP Paribas commodities bankers have launched Commodity Trade Invest (CTI), a financial intermediary between investors and small to medium commodity traders.
Jacques Béglé, BNP’s former co-head of commodity trade finance, and Philippe Steiner, former commodity trade finance relationship manager, left the bank last June (2012) due to a perception of reduced opportunities following the credit crunch and ahead of the implementation of Basel III.
Turkey leading the way in Libya
Turkish companies are in pole position to capitalise on the economic growth in Libya.
Banks must query risks in Africa
Banks financing projects and trade in Africa are being urged to get more involved in security management to avoid losses.
Across the Pacific
Will Asia and Latin America’s blossoming trans-Pacific relationship stay strong in the face of a potential slowdown? Eleanor Wragg reports.
Nigeria: In the pipeline
Nigeria’s energy sector is struggling to attract investment due to problems in its upstream and downstream operations. Shannon Manders reports.
Spotlight on transaction banking
GTR and BNY Mellon gathered a group of experts in the transaction banking business to discuss key concerns facing the market today. The debate served as a follow up to a survey conducted by the two institutions which tested the market on a number of different points including trade, liquidity, foreign exchange and regulations.
Vietnam continues to trade up
Vietnam is becoming an important market for financiers in light of its continued need for investment capital to fuel the growth of the economy, writes Eleanor Hill.
Apicorp creates shipping fund
Apicorp has launched a US$150mn shariah-compliant shipping fund for the petroleum product tanker charter market.
Fimbank doubles equity with takeover
Malta-based Fimbank is set to double its equity after giving the Middle East-based Kipco Group a controlling interest.
India: Paving the way
The current state of transport infrastructure is curtailing economic growth in India, but the government is leaving no stone unturned in addressing the deficit, writes Siddharth Poddar.
Sino-Africa trade: Raising the stakes
The profile of Chinese financial institutions in Africa is changing as banks look to take greater risk and capitalise on growing Sino-Africa trade. But will their mounting interest crowd out the domestic banks? Shannon Manders reports.
Turkey feels the heat
Turkey is revamping its renewable energy sector in the hope of reducing its growing dependency on oil imports. But Turkey’s government and its policymakers have their work cut out, writes Laura Benitez.
HSBC names China FI payments head
HSBC has named Rani Gu as head of its global payments and cash management’s financial institutions group in China.
