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Trade Finance – February 2010
17 February 2010
Highlights from the February 2010 print edition of Trade Finance magazine.
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COVER STORY
US Ex-Im steps up support for US exports
With US government attention focused on expanding exports, the role of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (US Ex-Im) has never been more important. Oliver O’Connell reviews how this is changing the export finance market.
FEATURES
Mexico – trade finance: A regional lynchpin
Alexander R. Malaket explores the state of trade and trade finance in Mexico at a time when the country’s two Nafta partners are each dealing in their own way with the consequences of the crisis.
Latin America – export and agency finance: A new landscape
Valentino Gallo, managing director and Americas head, Citi, export and agency finance, takes a look at the effects of last year’s dramatic shifts in the financial landscape and the way forward in 2010.
Latin America – SMEs: Unlocking growth
James Prusky and Robert Klein, principals at Crecera Finance Company, discuss the role of trade finance in unlocking growth in the Latin American SME market.
Global head interview – Santander: A solid build
Jonathan Bell talks with Jorge Tapia, global head of trade, export and commodity finance at Santander, about the bank’s developments in the trade finance spectrum and its plans for the future.
Sub-Saharan Africa – warehouse finance: Taking off in East Africa
Dickon Harris examines two inventory financing schemes being developed in Uganda and Ethiopia.
GTLP – programme update: Nearing the billion mark
As the IFC’s Global Trade Liquidity Programme (GTLP) gets close to disbursing $1 billion, Dickon Harris speaks to German Vegarra and Laura Mecagni, at the IFC.
SWIFT – update: Revitalising the supply chain
Under Andre Casterman, Swift’s trade and supply chain team are spearheading a renewed focus on trade for the cooperative in 2010.
Legal spotlight – vox pop: Looking ahead in 2010
Dickon Harris approaches some of the sharpest legal minds in trade finance to find out what to expect in 2010.
Export finance – BNP Paribas: Banking on exports
BNP Paribas has once again topped the Dealogic trade finance league tables. Dickon Harris catches up with Olivier Paul, the bank’s global head of export finance.