US will lose global economic dominance by 2050 - PwC
by CTMfile
Emerging market countries will increase their share of global GDP over the next two decades, continuing the shift in global economic power away from the West, according to data from PwC
Cash & Liq. Mngm in Middle East & Africa
Background
The Middle East Africa region has some of the poorest countries as well as some of the richest. In many countries, the development of the banking infrastructure is underway and basic payment…
Read moreWeaknesses in financial systems are holding emerging markets back
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The lack of an efficient and resilient financial system is still holding back inclusive and sustainable growth in emerging markets, says a report by PwC
Payment traffic in West Africa up 15.8%
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Growth in payment traffic in West Africa indicate long-term and sustainable economic growth across the region, says SWIFT.
Enhancing cash and liquidity management solutions is the name of game
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Important enhancements from Citi, BAML and Reval show to use customer feedback to drive new developments
App stores are here: Thomson Reuters EIKON, TreasuryXpress, Deutsche Bank show how
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The age of downloading Apps in cash and liquidity management and putting together your own solution is here and growing fast
How to get the most out of a conference: go with questions and objectives
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Effective corporate treasury departments understand the questions that drive their business
RMB back to #5 globally & UAE shows stellar growth in RMB adoption
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Special edition of SWIFT’s RMB Tracker provides consolidated overview of the RMB’s journey towards internationalisation with snapshots of EMEA, France, Germany, Switzerland and the UAE
Africa region: it’s not that risky, opportunities are huge, come and join party
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Managing risk and driving trade will shape next chapter of the African growth story: Standard Bank show how to exploit the opportunities in African continent with their local understanding and different perspective
Basel III: “some jurisdictions report challenges in meeting agreed deadlines”
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BIS report to G20 Leaders on Basel III regulatory reforms shows general progress, but in next two years many will struggle to introduce vital domestic standards. Level playing field issues grow
RMB returns to 5th currency slot as SWIFT payments currency volumes decrease by 10%
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SWIFT’s RMB Tracker shows RMB usage across South Africa has more than doubled in volume over the past two years
Citi’s e-banking platform given top ranking for 10th consecutive year by Greenwich
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Not only this, CitiDirect BE received the highest rating in the study in 22 categories
World’s 5 largest banks are based in Asia, & China-headquartered banks made up top 4
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According to S&P Global Market Intelligence's latest global bank rankings, HSBC fell to 6th and Citi remains at 13th
Collections from SMEs just got easier with Sage Smart Money Movement Solution
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Change your business model by enabling your SME customers to collect money, make payments, and reconcile them through an automated single interface and account
Thomson Reuters provide corporate income tax overview of ‘pure e-commerce’ sales
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Checkpoint Catalyst’s ‘first-ever’ tax overview of e-commerce income from tax professionals including foreign base company income
Mobile services are for “quick tasks” in the corporate treasury workflow
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Citi crosses $1trn transaction value milestone in institutional mobile banking as mobile services take up goes global for critical simple tasks
How are you going to manage the ever changing face of global banking?
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“A new banking landscape of fewer and smaller universal banks supplemented by product and regional banks is beginning to emerge”
Shell’s global treasury management: the lessons from their centralisation journey
by Jack Large
Clear hard truths about cash management operations, service centres, and cash flow forecasting
‘Treasury Managers’ Handbook for The Middle East’
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New edition of The Handbook for The Middle East from WWCP is now sponsored by Barclays with contributions from Accuity, BCL, COPPCLARK, Deloitte and globalcustody.net
Salmon Software opens new African operation based in Cape Town
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Former SunGard and Wall Street Systems senior executive, Richard Ndefo has been appointed Regional Manager for Salmon Software to expand operational and commercial growth in the area
R5FX goes live with Indian Rupee & is now operational in four emerging currencies
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Rapid growth of emerging markets platform continues
R5FX goes live with Latam FX trading
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R5FX leading the market evolution from voice to screen in EM currency trading
Nigeria to develop compulsory registration before access to bank a/cs allowed?
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Nigeria’s Federal Inland Revenue Service has said that it is working with the Nigerian Central Bank to enforce compulsory registration with the tax authorities before companies can access bank accounts
Regional payment systems helping to drive Africa’s economic growth
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Expected moves to integrate regional systems could bring pan-region efficiencies
Have Iranian banks rejoined SWIFT?
by CTMfile
Not according to the SWIFT press office, but web-sites are reporting they have. It’ll take time