Trade & Supply Chain Finance

Australia’s corporate supply chains may be legally compliant today, however tightening sanctions on Russian oil could leave payments, lines of credit and cargo exposed. In October, the EU stepped up sanctions against Russia.

Six months after so-called 'Liberation Day', Asian firms are showing signs of adaption and stabilisation, according to a new trade survey from HSBC. India, Bangladesh, and Indonesia appear to be performing well.

The first ECA-backed financing obtained by the company in 12 years was to support an ongoing fleet modernisation.

Brazil’s Banco Inter and Chainlink have completed a blockchain-based cross-border settlement pilot that many in trade finance have discussed for years.

Speaking at the recent APEC conference in South Korea, Citi’s global chief executive officer Jane Fraser, is bullish on further trade ties between the US and Asia, despite tariff uncertainty.

Bangladesh’s workplace safety, particularly in apparel factories, is again under question, after several major fire incidents in October, including at Dhaka airport, which have injured and killed many workers, and resulted in hundreds of millions of dollars of damage.

Singapore and South Korea have signed a Green and Digital Shipping Corridor agreement aimed at supporting the maritime sector’s move toward lower-emission fuels and digitalised operations.

South Korea - China summmit reaches agreement on seven areas, including startup cooperation.

The distinct north-south split that has defined Asian currency markets in the second half of 2025 is set to continue into next year, according to market experts.

CT recently caught up with Manoj Dugar and Yvonne Yiu, HSBC’s Apac regional co-heads, global payments solutions, about how payments are being impacted by tariffs, AI, cost pressures, differing systems, and the desire for speed and interoperability.

The partnership, known as GLIDE, is targeting $5bn of high-quality warehouses across the Gulf Cooperation Council; it's expected that more partners in the GCC will also participate.

The storm has left at least 17 dead in Taiwan and 10 dead in the Philippines. As the storm reaches Vietnam, a clear up operation has begun, including in Hong Kong, Guangdong province and Macau.