Tag: trade

India on verge of tax bilateral agreements with Japan, US, and UK; China's central bank calls for securitisation development; Margin requirements for non-cleared OTC deals published

RBS and Bank of China announced their first commodity transaction using the Bolero electronic trade finance platform, following deals executed by Japan’s Mizuho Bank in March and China CITIC Bank last November.

Indonesia's government and central bank join to attempt a rupiah rescue; China to sell treasury bond futures; India attributes rupee decline to speculators

India's RBI imposes further capital controls; Thailand's ombudsman proposes a crackdown on foreign land owners; Australia lays out the specifics of Basel III liquidity ratios

India sets up weekly rupee bill auction to quell FX weakness; Japan's PM hints at corporate tax cuts; China makes it easier to bail out banks

The country’s most recent import/export data indicates the old trade scam of over-invoicing is creeping back.

Andrew Kan, director of Hong Kong based forensic accounting firm JLA Asia, gives advice on recognising a fake document from China and the new fapiao (发票) system reforms.

China’s central bank was the primary cause for the interbank lending spike, but "fake trading" precipitated the problem.

HSBC has appointed three bank veterans to its trade and receivables management team executive committee. All are new positions at the UK bank.

It is time for the ICC to adopt fairer and more equitable practices for distributing its key trade guidelines.

The Bank of England and the China's central bank will sign a three-year FX swap agreement. Will this increase the use of renminbi for trade in the UK and Europe and what more needs to be done? CT asks the experts.

Exchange and rates of renminbi inside Taiwan are expected to move in line with offshore CNH market rates in the near term. Will exchange and interest rate regimes in Taiwan converge with Hong Kong's? CT asks the experts.