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December
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There are many constraints to an increased use of trade finance in Ukraine but, as Simon Pirani explains, with further education of available tools and familiarization, the market has great potential.
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Trade Finance asked members from Citigroup's Corporate and Investment Banking team in Asia how India's trade services needs are changing, and what they are doing to meet with the new market demands.
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With the ICC having approved the UCP 600 regulations governing the use of documentary credits, banks must now think about how they will adapt to meet the requirements of the new rules. However, the shift from UCP 500 to 600 might be more challenging than many might have anticipated.
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Much has been written about supply chain financing and how the face of trade is changing, with banks increasingly looking to service and finance all elements of the chain. Trade Finance looks at a recent initiative that could allow smaller banks to become more active globally.
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Building on the success of previous years, record numbers of people attended the Trade Finance Magazine and Euromoney Seminars joint venture conferences in Rome and Beijing in the month of November.
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In an innovative move in the Asian trading arena, Citigroup has lead arranged the first issue, by ABS Global Finance, of the world's first rated securitization of trade finance loans.
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November
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The volume of China-made consumer goods arriving in Western ports at this time of year is remarkable. This flow is supported by traditional LCs, open account and now factoring and forfaiting. Oliver O'Connell examines these mechanisms that sustain the world's retail sector.
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October
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Trade Finance talks to Georgina Baker, senior manager, global financial markets at the International Finance Corporation about the success of the Global Trade Finance Programme as it celebrates its first anniversary.
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September
Trade bankers in North America are optimistic about the business of trade finance, reporting robust activity, good prospects in the medium term, and new opportunities for value-added product offerings to their clients. At the same time, trade specialists are challenged by dynamic markets, high liquidity among corporates, and margin compression, as well as increasing compliance requirements. Alexander Malaket examines the market.
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Is there really a meaningful convergence of trade finance and cash management in financial services, or is the suggestion itself much ado about nothing? There are a range of visions among bank executives, about the optimal relationship between cash management, payments and trade finance, and the drivers underlying the discussion are as interesting as the disparate conclusions on the subject. Alexander Malaket investigates.
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Australian banks have refocused their trade business away from traditional products to the development of holistic open account solutions to meet customer demands for more advanced services and products. Oliver O'Connell looks at trade services developments at Australia's key trade banks.
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Outsourcing for financial institutions includes a number of product offerings and services and is an especially important part of the trade services business in Asia. Oliver O'Connell talks to representatives of Wachovia and ABN Amro about their different approaches to this aspect of trade services in the Asia Pacific region.
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Since 2003 Bolero has been re-engaging with the market and evaluating where value can be created in its offering of new trade services to both corporate customers and banks. Oliver O'Connell talks to Arthur Vonchek, CEO of Bolero, and Claire Buchanan, senior vice president, global field operations, about the company's unique position in the trade services market.
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David Hennah*, senior product manager, supply chain management at SWIFT**, describes how the SWIFTNet Trade Services Utility helps banks meet the supply chain challenge.
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With an increasing proportion of international trade being done
on an open account basis and involving automated trade services, independent software providers now face the challenge of becoming more and more innovative in order to win customers in a crowded market. Rebecca Spong looks at some of the recent supplier developments.
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July
The adoption of Lloyds Online Trade Services enhances administrative efficiencies at the leading UK ventilation company.
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June
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Cover story: Trade Finance Awards for Excellence 2006
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Trade Finance Asia Awards for Excellence 2006
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May
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April
As the patterns of trade continue to change with much more South-South activity globally, Asian SMEs have been experiencing strong growth as they rise to the new challenges. Dominic Jones assesses how the trade banks are responding.
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01 April 2006
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March
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NB: The following items have been reported in greater detail in Trade Finance magazine's weekly E-News
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In an effort to speed up the process of arranging working capital finance for exporters, US Ex-Im introduced the Fast Track lender programme.
JPMorgan Chase became the first bank to arrange Fast Track financing for a US exporter in January. Oliver O'Connell talks to the parties involved.
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By Shafiq U Rahman, head of North America Trade and Supply Chain Management, Transaction Banking, ABN Amro Bank.
Global trade banks are taking the lead in using sophisticated web-based technology to help companies to achieve efficiency gains in their financial supply chains and to improve working capital management.
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February
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