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Free Collaboration or competition?

  • Supply Chain
  • Global
  • Sean Keating

Barclays and Wave claim to have closed the first letter of credit via blockchain. The new technology is now a reality and the pace of progress appears to be picking up. But will the hyped benefits – cost, speed and increased volume of trade finance transactions – be the driving force or will a race for technological market share hinder development?

Living without ECA-backed funding

  • Export and Agency
  • Global

The aviation market is in an unprecedented situation, with both the major aircraft manufacturers facing a shutdown in government export credit financing, Laura Mueller and Olivier Bonnassies, managing directors of Euromoney’s Airfinance Journal, report.

Hochberg concerned about US Ex-Im future

  • Export and Agency
  • Americas
  • Jason Torquato

Fred Hochberg, chairman and president of US Ex-Im, discusses the export credit agency’s current status and opportunities for future growth.

Trade Finance League Table

Rank Company Total US$ m Transactions Market Share (%)
1 HSBC 13,903.82 136 3.83
2 Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group 13,359.68 110 3.68
3 Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group 12,697.59 127 3.50
4 ING Group 11,408.08 119 3.14
5 Standard Chartered 11,314.46 84 3.12
6 Societe Generale 11,136.08 122 3.07
7 China Exim Bank 11,121.02 19 3.07
8 Deutsche Bank 10,950.80 76 3.02
9 Credit Agricole 10,684.56 82 2.95
10 JBIC 9,983.83 80 2.75
TOTALS: 116,559.90 955 32 %

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