As Donald Trump looks to pull out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the remaining nations have three options available to them to salvage the situation. Either way, access to trade finance will continue to suffer.
*Chongqing and Singapore to seal deals worth $1.6 bln under third X-border initiative
*Indonesia eyes CCP establishment for derivatives by 2018
*China eases FTZ investment rules
Commodities are unlikely to enter a full-on bull market phase in 2017, but are still expected to present buying opportunities for investors and treasurers.
The deal between the two payments systems could improve corporates' ability to manage renminbi, their relationships with suppliers, and lower the cost of renminbi transactions, market experts claim.