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The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is mulling a $60-million loan to Maritime Commercial Joint-Stock Bank (MSB). According to IFC's disclosure on April 15, ...
Global markets were mixed with trade tensions in focus, as traders weighed tentative hopes for U.S.-China talks. Asian stock markets closed higher and U.S. stock futures rose after the tech-fueled ...
Banks have warned that prolonged US tariffs are likely to damage the economy, but say disruptions to supply chains may provide a short-term boost to trade finance. US President Donald Trump’s 145% ...
One of the architects of US President Donald Trump's tariff blitz has advocated a shake-up of the global trade and financial systems, centred on a radical strategy to weaken the dollar.
International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) issued a circular on April 11, 2025, announcing amendments to the “Guidelines on setting up and operation of International Trade Finance ...
Over time the bank evolved into a global financial institution with $4 trillion ... now that the U.S. government has declared a global trade war. “I honestly add that to the list of worries ...
A bar chart showing US trade deficits and surpluses It creates some breathing room but there are signs that further escalation could see the two countries weaponise their interconnected financial ...
BEIJING (Reuters) -China and the European Union have exchanged views on strengthening their economic and trade cooperation in response to U.S. tariffs, the Chinese Commerce Ministry said on Thursday.
Donald Trump’s trade war has left the world more vulnerable to a financial crisis, the Bank of England warned today. Severe economic shocks are more likely after steep tariffs were imposed this ...
The Bank of England has warned that Donald Trump’s trade war leaves the world more exposed to a financial and economic crisis. A steep rise in global tariffs beginning at 5am on Wednesday “had ...
The fact prices in the bond market are in decline at the same time as the stock market suggests there may be a liquidity crisis in the financial sector happening at the same time as the trade ...
TOKYO, April 9 (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said on Wednesday trade negotiations with the United States could include discussions on foreign exchange rates. "There has been ...