Domestic banks and their global counterparts must offer e-trade services as a matter of course in Asia, and there is some scope for gearing systems to their respective target markets. But competitive edge really derives from the ability to integrate and upgrade at a rate of knots. Dominic Jones examines the scene.
Multilateral financing bodies are increasingly working with the commercial banks and ECAs in the emerging markets. Here, Lorenz Jorgensen, director and head of syndications at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development explains how the bank is working with private and public-sector financiers to promote investment in central and eastern Europe.
Will Russia’s recent ban on grain exports result in a significant rise in private risk insurance claims from grain traders unable to fulfil their contracts?
Many of our clients’ customers are in Asia, and we will see more and more demand from that part of the world. The markets in South-East Asia represent enormous opportunities for Nordic firms. We have the expertise to really help our customers enter, and do business in these markets.
Lars Millberg, SEB - Trade Finance, June 2010