Trade & Supply Chain Finance

The aim of the programme is to strengthen the ESG performance of suppliers and to support a low carbon future in Hong Kong.

Despite solid GDP growth, foreign exchange dynamics across the region are deteriorating -- a disconnect that corporate treasurers can no longer ignore, according to banking experts.

The policy will support multi-year prepayment transactions with mining companies worldwide, with an expected value of up to $800m. Saudi Arabia will gain access to critical metals and minerals as it diversifies away from oil.

China's trade surplus reached $1.2 trillion last year despite increased tariffs from the US; however the economy slowed in the fourth quarter.

Yang Zhang joins the French bank in Hong Kong for the newly created role.

Amit Baraskar believes tariffs, US diversification, artificial intelligence and geopolitics will all be key themes for Apac treasurers this year.

The spun off company from JD.com is preparing for an initial public offering on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on December 11. The supply chain firm's ability to manage treasury separately has seen cash increase on its balance sheet.

Vladimir Putin's visit to India this month could make trade talks with Washington harder; meanwhile a large number of M&A and IPO deals are taking place, and Q3 GDP was above 8%.

The US market will be key to sustain the export-driven growth story observed in Asia, according to economists, however, a Hong Kong-based CFO has concerns about issues in the private credit market.

Australia’s corporate supply chains may be legally compliant today, however tightening sanctions on Russian oil could leave payments, lines of credit and cargo exposed. In October, the EU stepped up sanctions against Russia.

Six months after so-called 'Liberation Day', Asian firms are showing signs of adaption and stabilisation, according to a new trade survey from HSBC. India, Bangladesh, and Indonesia appear to be performing well.

The first ECA-backed financing obtained by the company in 12 years was to support an ongoing fleet modernisation.