Tag: supply chain finance

Banks are providing incentives to encourage greener, more transparent supply chains, however managing costs is a key challenge, according to a survey.

The facility helps address the gap in cross-border trades, placing more emphasis on the credit worthiness of buyers instead of suppliers.

The facility aims to improve trade finance accessibility in the region. It’s the first agreement the IFC has signed with a Southeast Asian bank under its global trade liquidity programme.

The global trade finance gap is widening due to geopolitical disruptions, supply chain shifts and de-risking, among other factors. This is impacting SMEs in emerging markets, but there are opportunities to close it.

The partnership offers suppliers access to payments at an earlier stage of the traditional supply chain, enabling more efficient release of working capital.

In a recent discussion with CT, Moodey shared details around the bank’s partnership with the ADB and the scope of its trade finance ambitions across Asia’s emerging markets.

The partners are working to deliver improved working capital and supply chain finance solutions to clients by the end of 2023.

BofA’s Tommy Chan shared his views on the trends shaping supply chains and why supply chain finance is on the rise.

The International Accounting Standards Board plans to accelerate new disclosure rules on supply-chain finance programmes, by a year. Where will this leave regional treasurers?

Thai Union’s Yongyut Setthawiwat and Nissan’s Rakesh Kochhar believe that supply chain financing is a vital tool in a post-pandemic world beset by geopolitical strife.

The partners are collaborating to address clients’ working capital constraints.

The $500 million programme is set to implement and expand sustainability practices across the nutrition firm’s supply chains.