According to the World Trade Organisation, it’s not just the US and China that are throwing up barricades. Treasurers need to be aware protectionism is on the rise everywhere.
Pacific Andes, once the world's biggest fish filleter, suspected by New York bankruptcy trustee of using cash raised to buy fish to fund $800 million takeover. The group denies the claim.
Indicator of confidence in trade finance is modestly up in Asia, according to a recent study commissioned by HSBC, but it’s debatable how useful the index is.