Thursday 22, April 2010 by

Trade finance: Standard Chartered in $1 billion portfolio risk deal

The IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and Standard Chartered (SCB) have signed an agreement for a $1 billion unfunded risk participation arrangement that they believe will help increase the availability of trade finance in emerging markets.

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Economics IMF updates on Iraq economy

Recent macroeconomic developments have been broadly positive in Iraq. Economic growth in Iraq reached 8.4 per cent in 2012 and… read more