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Mexico Steps Out of Brazil’s Shadow

Financial Times

I once asked Carlos Slim why Mexicans were so down about their country and Brazilians so euphoric about theirs. The world’s richest man, whose biggest investments span both countries, replied: “It’s simple. They are Brazilians. We are Mexicans.” By John Paul Rathbone.

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Learning New Tricks

Global Trade Review

With trade finance volumes falling and the capacity of traditional banking players reducing, it is time to think differently about how to finance this market. Rebecca Spong reports.

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Making Supply Chain Finance Work

BCR Factorscan

Many people get excited at the prospect of implementing a Supply Chain Finance (SCF) program but all too often that initial excitement doesn’t follow through to successful implementation. BCR Factorscan asked Andrew Notman, Managing Director of Orbian Management Ltd for his views as to why this happens and what should be done to ensure that an SCF program is properly implemented.

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Banks Look to Insurers for Lessons

Financial Times

The sector weathered the crisis well, thanks to access to funding- in the form, of premiums- and the high-quality assets heals, reports Paul J. Davies.

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Finding Risk Experts for the Board

The RMA Journal

Growing regulatory requirements and risk awareness call for board expertise.

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Small Business Lending Drops In April

Forbes

Economic flare-ups may be once again taking their toll on small business lending.

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The AR Factor - What Receivables Finance Really Means to Europe's Top Four Economies

BCR Factorscan

GE Capital has produced a detailed report entitled The ‘AR Factor’ which assesses the benefits that Accounts Receivable Finance (Receivables Finance) brings to Europe’s four largest economies as well as to the businesses that use it.

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Banks Must Help to Drive the Export Market for SMEs, Says Forum

Business Money

The Forum of Private Business has welcomed new research suggesting the number of UK firms exporting goods and services has increased, but is urging banks to help keep the momentum going by relaxing lending criteria for firms looking at overseas trade operations.

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Uh-oh: Big Banks Shrink Lending

CNN Money

Credit card lending and home equity lines of credit cut by big banks in the first quarter.

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Euro Lending Growth Slows, Banks Spend ECB Cash on Bonds

Reuters

Growth in lending to euro zone firms and consumers slowed in March as banks scaled up purchases of government bonds, showing that an ambitious funding drive by the European Central Bank has yet to trickle down to the real economy.

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