CFO tells CT how he used a cross-currency swap to cut the effective interest rate on long-term bonds from 4.7% to 2.2%. He also discusses reducing the number of bank relationships
New renminbi rules will reduce the cost and risk of hedging, to the benefit of treasurers. China’s regulator is making the changes to slow the currency’s appreciation.
Cryptocurrencies' problem is they’re often backed by little more than hope and hype. Bridgecoin, however, says it’s about to change all that. CT looks at its mechanisms and challenges.
A platoon of personal shoppers are offering a new option for corporates looking to build their presence in China. But selling via so-called daigou raises several treasury challenges.
India's central bank follows up an initiative to develop financial markets by simplifying how non-resident companies with less than $ 30 million of exposure do their hedging.
As part of an extensive regulatory overhaul, the Bank of Thailand issues a brace of new relaxations to facilitate FX transactions under plans initiated in June.
Taiwanese SMEs lost an estimated $6.6 billion in TRF (targeted redemption forwards) after the renminbi’s devaluation in 2015. The question now is who will pay back this money?