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25 April 2018

...costs, such as admin, facilities costs, equipment leasing fees, and so on, kept on racking up. Suddenly, our accounts payable (AP) days started to increase. At first, it was just...

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25 April 2018

...require, and provide the requested information in real time. Currently, batch-type approaches limit banks to providing this information via advice notes, e.g., every 30 minutes or so, but the emergence...

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23 April 2018

...performing well, with Malaysia seeing GDP growth of 5.8% [4], Vietnam 6.4% [5] and the Philippines 6.5% [6]. Therefore, 2018 could see robust growth coupled with low inflation. From a...

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23 April 2018

...these are typically only national (or at best regional) in scope. By contrast, HSBC’s global liquidity engine covers all these bases.   Conclusion: understand and anticipate Regulatory shifts in Latin...

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21 March 2018

...that enables them to store, maintain and verify account master data. This represents a “security-in-numbers” approach to curtailing fraud with the aim of engaging as many suppliers as possible and...

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14 March 2018

...October 11 2017 3 www.opec.org/opec_web/static_files_project/media/downloads/publications/MOMR%20October%202017.pdf 4 Oil in 2018: Swinging back to the sixties, 8 January 2018 5 www.statoil.com/en/magazine/achieving-lower-breakeven.html 6 www.iea.org/renewables/ 7 www.forbes.com/sites/neilwinton/2017/05/22/electric-car-price-parity-expected-next-year-report/#5a699c087922 8 www.eia.gov/outlooks/ieo/ 9 www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-08-02/electric-car-revolution-is-shaking-up-the-biggest-metals-markets 10, 11 https://www.americanchemistry.com/Media/PressReleasesTranscripts/ACC-news-releases/Fourth-Quarter-Global-Chemicals-Production-Continues-at-Strong-Pace.html...

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14 March 2018

...TAL treasuries will have plenty of opportunities to deliver value by increasing automation and streamlining processes.     4 https://www.instapay.today/tracker/   (as of February 2018) 5 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-08-18/malaysia-s-gdp-growth-beats-forecasts-as-economy-expands-5-8 https://www.ft.com/content/ab8f0035-6ed9-3fce-9781-f6d6fe52fd5d https://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/gdpnewsrelease.htm https://tradingeconomics.com/china/gdp-growth-annual  ...

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14 March 2018

...core basics, such as an extensive physical network, to active participation in cutting edge digital initiatives, to providing deep niche expertise and bespoke solutions.     4 https://www.gtreview.com/news/asia/hsbc-and-reliance-in-indian-digital-first/ 5 https://dowbit.com/asian-banking-tests-ripple-blockchain-fund-transfers/...

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14 March 2018

...support services and conglomerates. 2 https://www.pwc.se/sv/off entlig-sektor/assets/capital-project-and-infrastructure-spending-outlook-to-2025.pdf 3 http://econ.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTDEC/EXTRESEARCH/0,,contentMDK:22629797~pagePK:64165401~piPK:64165026~theSitePK:469382,00.html 4 “Rapid Urbanisation”, PwC 2016 5 http://www.deccanchronicle.com/business/economy/120617/india-constructs-30-kmday-highway-under-modis-roadways-push.html 6  https://90northgroup.com/180-billion-of-middle-east-international-real-estate-investment/   Getting the show on the road – quickly From initial bid...

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14 March 2018

...and Buildings Materials (IRB) sector: Major Growth Ahead   Sources 1 HSBC Research 2 https://www.pwc.se/sv/offentlig-sektor/assets/capital-project-and-infrastructure-spending-outlook-to-2025.pdf 3 CBRE Research, 4, 5 Global 2000 Ranking, Forbes 2017 6 https://www.zacks.com/stock/news/264298/the-meteoric-rise-of-chinas-middle-class , 7 https://www.pwc.com/us/en/industrial-products/publications/assets/pwc-engineering-construction-industry-mergers-acquisitions-q4-2017.pdf...

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14 March 2018

...substantially, with lighter, or software as a service, versions of ERP and treasury management systems (TMS) now available. In addition, these smaller companies are able to work from an established...

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1 March 2018

...board. After all, it is important to bring ‘need to know’ information to the table, but why not bring ‘good to know’ information as well?  Naturally, no treasurer can invest...