Global Analysis

GE Capital Chief Executive Michael Neal is reported to resign this summer.

Supply chain finance (SCF) has continued to exhibit strong growth in the last two years, according to latest research from Demica, which reveals average annual SCF growth rates between 30 per cent and 40 per cent at major international banks.

Euler Hermes sees 20pc growth in GCC countries.

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has produced the first-ever Uniform Rules for Bank Payment Obligations (URBPO), a 21st century set of rules for the rapidly developing field of supply chain finance.

With banks cutting loans to the steel industry, the sector turns to factoring to refinance.

New report finds electronic invoicing investments offer savings of 60-80pc compared to Traditional Paper.

Alfa bank has become a member of FCI.

HSBC customers trading on open account have gained favourable access to Euler Hermes credit insurance.

Berne Union members provided USD1.5 trillion short term export credit insurance in 2012.

Coface, global credit insurance group, has released Panorama sectors risk report.