Ninety countries join e-commerce initiative – Industry roundup: 30 July
by Graham Buck
Three rate decisions awaited; Russia hikes rates to 18%; Supply chain shortage dents Porsche; Slovenia first EU nation to issue sovereign digital bond
Not only do corporate treasurers have to ensure water tight controls in all their operations and risk management, they have to prove it by having full records of what has been carried out and why.…
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Three rate decisions awaited; Russia hikes rates to 18%; Supply chain shortage dents Porsche; Slovenia first EU nation to issue sovereign digital bond
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China to raise retirement age; ANZ launches real-time payments; Singapore commits US$74m for AI in finance; Bank of Canada expected to cut rates
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French election “ends pro-business agendaʺ; South Africa to change ETF payments; RBI joins Project Nexus; Ireland's tax windfall continues
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US big banks pass Fed's stress test; ECB turns down new euro members; 'Great Resignation' continues, says PwC; Australia's inflation higher
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BNP Paribas steps up decarbonisation drive; Yellen urges tougher Russia sanctions; World Bank first with CHF digital bond; Qatar US$2.5bn green bond
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China tariffs threat to EU wine exports; Microsoft tells suppliers to go green; Japan investors await rate hikes; SocGen invests in energy transition
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Japan's economy shrank in Q1; Klarna's staff embrace AI; EU issues anti-greenwash guidelines; Reshaping of global supply chains accelerates
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HSBC's chief Quinn to step down; Postbank problems hit Deutsche Bank; Boeing raises US$10bn from debt market; Eurozone inflation steady at 2.4%
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First US bank failure of 2024; Today is National Supply Chain Day; Visa and Tink bring open banking to US; Digital euro "will arrive before 2030"
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EU bans goods linked to forced labour; Firms sceptical on demise of cash; Growing demand for active ETFs; Bank of Japan discusses yen's weakness
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Cash flow crunch for Australian SMEs; Italy prepared for EU budget rules; India's farmers get e-rupee payments; New Zealand consults on CBDCs
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CHIPS migrates to ISO 20022 messaging; IMF sees productivity crimping growth; Fitch's China downgrade riles Beijing; Pension fund giants partner
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BIS launches Project Agorá; Singapore sets up AML data sharing platform; GE completes its three-way split; Growth forecast for embedded finance
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China woos foreign investors; Boardroom reshuffle at Boeing; Bombardier raises US$750m via junk bond; More central banks shift rate policy
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Japan agrees first rate hike since 2007; Unilever loses taste for ice cream; M&S plans new deal with HSBC; EU progresses on supply chain law
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China's foreign trade rebounds; EU to water down supply chain law; UK's Nationwide to acquire Virgin Money; South Africa records 0.6% growth in 2023
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South Korea boost for open banking; Frankfurt to host new AML authority; China "exports to US via Mexico"; BNY Mellon launches US dim sum bond service
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China reports deflation last month; India keeps rates on hold; Revived fortunes for two Italian banks; ADB trade aid for Cambodia
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Singapore keeps policy on hold; Japan's digital yen progresses; Vietnam's sluggish corporate bond market; Amazon abandons US1.4bn iRobot bid
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Turkey in "final" rate hike to 45%; German business morale sinks further; Mastercard fund for Europe's SMEs; BNP Paribas launches UK fintech incubator
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UK to boost supply chain resilience; ECB on right track, says chief; Hacker attacks rising says JPMorgan; Commerzbank merger speculation revives
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China keeps rates unchanged; Germany's GDP shrank in 2023; Study assesses bank valuations; CBDCs "could undermine dollar"
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Citi moves out of distressed debt; Argentina auctions peso debt; Sweden's interest rate may have peaked; Cardano Foundation partners with Petrobras
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DWS forms euro stablecoin j-v; US households are cash resilient; UK payments regulator wants card fees cap; Japan urged to speed up digital yen