Feature
4 May 2012
The region’s mineral wealth at a time of high commodity prices and relative macroeconomic
stability are undermined by political and security risks, says OMNI BRIDGEWAY
Feature
3 May 2012
JOHN WHITTAKER assesses the impact of Russia joining the WTO
and the implications for foreign businesses
Feature
3 May 2012
IVAN CASTANO FREEMAN reports
on how trade in Eastern Europe and
the CIS is averting stagnation as
a result of development bank support
News
20 April 2012
An initiative designed to strengthen London’s position as the leading western hub for international RMB business was launched on 18 April at the Gherkin, 30 St Mary Axe in the presence of UK...
News
3 April 2012
The Kazakstan bank BTA has, following the creditor's steering committee meeting held on 8 February 2012 (see TFR's previous news story ' Kazakhstan's BTA Bank reschedules debt again...
News
31 March 2012
China, the world’s second largest economy, is feeling the effects of the eurozone debt crisis and a weak US economic recovery, evidenced by a trade deficit of US31.48bn for February 2012.
Feature
29 March 2012
Arctic economic conditions fuel Nordic demand for risk-mitigating trade finance products, reports IVAN CASTANO FREEMAN
News
27 March 2012
ROBERT BERGQVIST takes comfort in a strongly performing US and China as the European outlook
shows little sign of spring around the corner
News
27 March 2012
A recent report from Standard Chartered suggests that the ‘green revolution’ in Africa has been lagging behind many of the Asian countries because of government prioritisation of...
Blog
22 March 2012
I love this place – it plucks at my heartstrings with quaint reminders of home, from the red-painted letterboxes and symbols of past Victorian greatness to the more immediate culture of...
Feature
13 March 2012
OMNI BRIDGEWAY reviews North Korea in
the light of the recent change in leadership
and potential unification with the South, but
believes investors should tread with care
Face to face
13 March 2012
TFR talks to Pasha Bank's Farid Akhundov about Azerbaijan's growth prospects for 2012 and the role of trade finance in supporting this
Feature
13 March 2012
In an infrastructure boom, trade banks take more aggressive approach,
reports IVAN CASTANO FREEMAN
News
13 March 2012
The difficulties in securing trade finance are putting pressures on Chinese small business enterprises (SMEs) according to research conducted by Peking University and consultants Alibaba Group....
Feature
13 March 2012
South Africa’s self-sufficiency post-apartheid has made this region less dependent on trade, yet its mineral wealth and growth prospects make
it very attractive.
the risks and opportunities
Face to face
13 March 2012
BNP Paribas’s PIERRE VEYRES set out to learn banking ‘inside out’ and is now leading its global trade business from Asia. He talks to TFR about the secrets of his success...
News
13 March 2012
One year on from the Arab Spring, the region’s economy remains almost entirely dependent on oil.
News
13 March 2012
Raffeisen Bank chief Herbert Stepic has received a grand decoration of honour in gold for services to the republic
of Austria.
