Cofco International secures US$1.6bn sustainability-linked loan
20-07-22 / by Felix Thompson
Chinese commodities trader Cofco International has closed a US$1.6bn sustainability-linked loan that includes margin savings based...UOB
Singapore’s trade data platform goes live
02-06-22 / by Jacob Atkins
A new platform that is hoped will facilitate digital trade and deter fraudsters has gone...
Energy giants’ Myanmar exit renews attention on sanctions
26-01-22 / by Jacob Atkins
A decision by energy giants Total and Chevron to pull out of a gas project...
Singapore to counter trade-based money laundering with new platform
20-10-21 / by Felix Thompson
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is readying the launch of a new digital platform...
Agritrade executive charged by police over deceptive bills of lading
22-09-21 / by John Basquill
Singapore police have charged a former Agritrade executive with deceiving Shanghai Pudong Development Bank (SPD Bank) into...
IMDA signs deal with banks, shippers, ports to digitalise supply chain ecosystem
14-07-21 / by Eleanor Wragg
Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) has signed an agreement with a group of banks,...
Singapore Customs unveils electronic banker’s guarantee on NTP
18-11-20 / by Eleanor Wragg
Singapore Customs has launched an electronic banker’s guarantee (eBG) programme on the Networked Trade Platform...
Facing up to fraud
02-11-20 / by John Basquill
Singapore’s commodity finance market has endured a turbulent year. A liquidity crisis brought on by...
Singapore banks take on trade finance fraud with blockchain registry
07-10-20 / by John Basquill
A group of major banks hope that a blockchain-based registry of trade finance transactions will...
Analysis: Little hope for banks caught up in Agritrade collapse
24-03-20 / by Eleanor Wragg
In the latest fraud case to rock the commodity finance world, Singapore-based Agritrade International has...