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Cargill extends use of electronic bills of lading  

Cargill extends use of electronic bills of lading

Jun 18, 2013 | by

Cargill is increasing it use of electronic bills of lading [E B/Ls] to include agricultural shipments from South America. It also has designs for ...

TOP TIPS: Recognising factoring fraud 

TOP TIPS: Recognising factoring fraud

Jun 18, 2013 | by

After rumblings of factoring/forfeiting fraud occurring in China, CT asked Mat Ng of forensic accounting firm JLA Asia to outline how to spot the ...

TOP TIPS: SAFE eases oversight on back-to-back lending 

TOP TIPS: SAFE eases oversight on back-to-back lending

Jun 3, 2013 | by

China’s FX regulator has simplified foreign debt registration which eases restrictions on back-to-back lending between banks in China and ...

Deutsche splits structured trade role for Asia-Pacific 

Deutsche splits structured trade role for Asia-Pacific

May 21, 2013 | by

Deutsche Bank has brought in a brace of new structured trade finance chiefs to run its Asia-Pacific business. The pair take over from Paul Gardner ...

CT Trade Finance Poll: Results 

CT Trade Finance Poll: Results

May 20, 2013 | by

CT outlines the key findings from its inaugural trade finance and risk management benchmarking survey

Q&A: Premier Oil 

Q&A: Premier Oil

May 7, 2013 | by

Aurangzeb Bozdar, group finance controller of Premier Oil, talks to CT about refinancing, project finance and hedging risks.

LC usage in Bangladesh skyrockets in 2012 

LC usage in Bangladesh skyrockets in 2012

May 6, 2013 | by

Use of letters of credit (LC) for exports to Bangladesh surged 118% last year, compared with the previous 12 months. Increased trade with China is ...

Europe relaxes Basel III trade finance rules 

Europe relaxes Basel III trade finance rules

Apr 29, 2013 | by

Advocates of trade finance have secured exemptions in the form of Capital Reserve Requirements IV (CRR IV) from tougher banking regulations that ...

UR BPO rules to go live; 50 banks on board 

UR BPO rules to go live; 50 banks on board

Apr 22, 2013 | by

New rules outlining the practice for bank payment obligation (BPO) have been written and will be enforceable in July. Although a handful of BPOs ...

CFOs grumble over bank liquidity and debt services: East & Partners  

CFOs grumble over bank liquidity and debt services: East & Partners

Apr 16, 2013 | by

Treasurers and CFOs report concerns over short-term debt and liquidity management transaction banking services they receive, according to East & ...

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CFO Q&A
Q&A: GCI

Q&A: GCI

Rupert Walker

Ken Low, CFO of PE-backed ship owner-operator GCI, on the dangers of debt financing and the cyclical nature of bank funding.

Conferences
Aug 22, 2013 | Manila

Join the biggest corporate treasury & CFO gathering in Philippines to discover the upcoming growth opportunities for The Philippines and key strategies for corporates to maintain a healthy cash flow.

Oct 30 - 31, 2013 | Singapore

The 2nd Annual Issuer & Debt Investor Forum, Southeast Asia will address the fixed income funding requirements of companies operating in the region, as well as the investment opportunities and ...