The IMF has endorsed the renminbi as a freely usable currency, recognising China’s increased importance in the global financial market. The renminbi’s journey to attaining this status was never straightforward.
Since the central bank dramatically changed the way it values the dong, treasurers have been warned to become proactive about monitoring and managing new risks associated with it.
A joint CT CBA poll examines the behaviour of corporate treasury departments throughout Asia-Pacific and finds dependence on counterparty ratings and local treasuries limited by central policy.
With the help of ANZ bank, China’s largest cereal processor and trader has undertaken a bank payment obligation. It also marks the first deal of its type involving an Australian bank.
BHP Billiton and Xiangguang Copper have transacted a first of a kind back-to-back electronic letter of credit over Bolero, shaving 20 days off a typical transaction.