banking
7 articles tagged banking.
BusinessLetters of Credit Return to Favor for Regional Importers
As trust becomes harder to assume, importers are leaning again on instruments that put a bank between buyer and seller.
By Rafael Mendez · Jun 21
BusinessGulf Banks Tighten Trade-Finance Terms as Risk Repricing Spreads
Lenders are asking for more documentation, firmer collateral and clearer counterparty histories before backing regional trade deals.
By Marcus Okafor · Jun 21
BusinessRegional Lenders Pilot Faster Trade-Settlement Rails
Banks are testing systems that shorten the gap between shipment and payment, aiming to free the working capital that slow settlement ties up.
By Marcus Okafor · Jun 20
BusinessMarkets Reopen and a Quiet Shift in Fixed Income Is Already Visible
Equity benchmarks drew the morning attention. The more informative story sat one screen over, in flows that traders said had been preparing through the long weekend.
By Marcus Okafor · Jun 2
BusinessWhy Regional Fund Flows Suddenly Favor a Different Kind of Fintech
The capital is still flowing into fintech. The category mix has shifted in ways that should reshape what gets funded over the next two cycles.
By Marcus Okafor · May 30
PoliticsIt Is Time to End the Imperial Recess Calendar
The legislative calendar was designed for a country that no longer exists. Pretending otherwise is producing the politics we keep complaining about.
By Diego Arroyo · May 30
WorldWhat Latin American Currency Interventions Are Quietly Telling Us
The interventions look small in isolation. Their pattern across several central banks is the part worth reading carefully.
By Lena Holloway · May 30