CorporateTreasurer Editors

Private sector firms raised their headcounts for the first time in three months, however shipping delays have seen suppliers' delivery times lengthened.

To celebrate the achievements of the winners of CT Awards 2024, a celebration dinner was held on December 3 at Island Shangri-La, Hong Kong.

The awards celebrate and recognise excellence in treasury innovation, solutions, teamwork and risk management in Apac and the Middle East.

Accelerated Cross Currency Sweep works across a range of currencies including US dollars, Hong Kong dollars and Japanese yen.

US president Donald Trump appears to be moving ahead with tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods, and additional tariffs on China. China has since placed retaliatory tariffs on many US products including soybeans, chicken and dairy products, of up to 15%.

CT wishes our readers a prosperous Year of the Snake!

The selected stories included insights into tokenisation, payments, TMS, sustainable finance, female treasury leaders and more, from a range of CT's editorial team.

CT will have a limited news service over Christmas and New Year weeks.

Bennet Li will serve as interim chief financial officer.

Read on to find out the winners and highly commendeds of our CT Awards 2024.

Aviva India has confirmed it is "actively engaging" with the relevant tax authorities in India, following a report in Reuters that the firm has been warned by authorities about possible tax evasion.

The move comes from the Monetary Authority of Singapore's Project Guardian tokenisation project.