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
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
by Graham Buck
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
by Graham Buck
French election “ends pro-business agendaʺ; South Africa to change ETF payments; RBI joins Project Nexus; Ireland's tax windfall continues
by Graham Buck
EIB funds North Sea wind farm; MSCI and Moody’s form ESG partnership; New facility to boost Africa trade; SMBC Aviation Capital raises US$1.5 billion
by Graham Buck
US big banks pass Fed's stress test; ECB turns down new euro members; 'Great Resignation' continues, says PwC; Australia's inflation higher
by Graham Buck
UK Labour government ʺcould borrow more”; BBVA plans German digital bank; Crime spike in cashless Sweden; China presses for lower card fees
by Graham Buck
UK inflation hits 2% target; Fitch predicts 7.2% growth for India; IMF assesses Middle East CBDCs; Sustainable food supply chains project
by Graham Buck
BNY Mellon rebrands; Canada, ADB launch C$360m climate fund; Yale team focuses on improving supply chains; Moody's warns on Pakistan's debt
by Graham Buck
Saudi Arabia joins Project mBridge; Help planned for US small businesses; Apple joins forces with OpenAI; Shangri-La Asia issues first panda bond
by Graham Buck
Australia's Q1 economic growth at 0.1%; China plans carbon measurement standards; Bloomberg offers T+1 FX fixings; IFC, HSBC aid Mexico supply chain
by Graham Buck
Challenges for Mexico's new leader; Turkey's economic growth strong; US$4bn platform for emerging markets; Malaysia invests US$100bn in semiconductors
by Graham Buck
ABN Amro acquires German bank; Global debt “has risen to US$315 trillion”; N26 blames regulator for lost growth; IFS-PwC UK sustainability venture
by Graham Buck
US aims for rare earths self sufficiency; Boeing’s cash flow situation worsens; South Africa’s ‘Big Four’ banks target China; German economy rallies
by Graham Buck
BNP Paribas steps up decarbonisation drive; Yellen urges tougher Russia sanctions; World Bank first with CHF digital bond; Qatar US$2.5bn green bond
by Pushpendra Mehta , Executive Writer, CTMfile
BlackRock’s BUIDL is now the world’s largest tokenized treasury fund
by Graham Buck
Efama backs capital markets union; IMF raises Asia growth forecast; Shell plans US$3.5bn share buyback; Instant payments market set to boom
by Graham Buck
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%
by Graham Buck
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"
by Graham Buck
No change from Bank of Japan; South Korea's growth accelerates; Indonesia rate hike wrongfoots analysts; Ecuador looks at more debt-for-nature swaps
by Graham Buck
Hong Kong help for SMEs; Commerzbank fined €1.45m for AML breaches; Standard Chartered builds on aXess; Citi sells maple bonds
by Graham Buck
Cash flow crunch for Australian SMEs; Italy prepared for EU budget rules; India's farmers get e-rupee payments; New Zealand consults on CBDCs
by Graham Buck
Nestlé faces activist investors; RWE issues first US dollar green bond; Israel to launch CBDC sandbox; Thames Water revamps survival plan
by Graham Buck
BIS launches Project Agorá; Singapore sets up AML data sharing platform; GE completes its three-way split; Growth forecast for embedded finance
by Graham Buck
Sweden could cut rates in May; Sri Lanka rate cut surprises markets; Life less sweet as cocoa prices soar; Thames Water faces funding crisis