Trade & Supply Chain Finance

The working capital facility for Morinaga Nutritional Foods Vietnam links financial terms to the company’s targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and water consumption intensity, following a series of MUFG SLL funding in Asean.

The $40m funding for South Asia Gateway Terminals, including from HSBC, aims to improve twin-lift ship-to-shore cranes which will help increase productivity, improve operational reliability and reduce energy use.

The French bank has appointed experienced Joseph Chia in Singapore, who joins from UOB.

Global demand for apparel items has been cooling while local inflation is elevated; the government hopes cheap loans can spur investment, as ties warm with Malaysia and the IMF discusses a new credit programme.

China’s exports and imports grew at their fastest pace in five years in June, powered by the global artificial intelligence super cycle.

Singapore's enhanced ESGenome platform is designed to simplify mandatory ISSB reporting, but its longer-term ambition is to transform sustainability disclosures into trusted digital infrastructure that supports procurement, treasury and green financing.

Companies should build sustainable finance around their business strategy rather than reshape their business to qualify for ESG funding, treasury leaders said at CT Week Philippines.

Persistent currency volatility is forcing treasury teams to rethink how they manage exposure, with stronger forecasting, cross-functional collaboration and technology emerging as the foundations of effective FX risk management.

The trading and energy company has issued its first global bond; the move comes two months after becoming Korea's first non-financial company to issue blockchain-based digital bonds via HSBC Orion.

Paul Golden reviews some of the key Asia currency movements in June and talks to market experts, covering Japan, Korea, India, Indonesia and China.

The issuance is the largest high-yield USD corporate bond offering and the first triple-tranche high-yield USD bond offering from India. Bond issuance has topped $265bn in Asia in H1 2026.

Payment Asia's merchant network will be able to connect with PayMe, which is used widely in Hong Kong, and has a user base of over 3.3 million.