Sector Report: Agribusiness

NURTURING GLOBAL BREADBASKETS   By Justin Keay   It is time to address developmental roadblocks globally if the world’s food supplies are to meet demand over the next 40 years.   There is probably no industry where the basic laws ...

Trade Finance: Global Winners

By Gordon Platt GLOBAL WINNERS BEST TRADE FINANCE PROGRAM International Finance Corporation (IFC) IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, offers programs that focus on supporting trade in areas that have the greatest impact on the poor. Georgina Baker, ...

Awards: Trade Finance

EMBRACING THE MODERN ERA   By Gordon Platt   Global Finance presents the winners of its annual trade finance providers awards, incorporating the results of our first-ever trade finance readers’ survey.   The ancient business of financing trade is now ...

Trade Finance: Regional Winners

By Gordon Platt REGIONAL WINNERS AMERICAS Citi With its extensive presence in the US, Canada and Latin America, Citi is the largest service provider for private-labeled letters of credit and open account transactions. The bank’s global footprint enables it to ...

Ford Grooms CEO Successor

NEWSMAKERS: US   By Valentina Pasquali   Ford Motor Company recently unveiled a two-year succession plan geared toward a full management reshuffle by 2014. The centerpiece of this arrangement was the appointment of Mark Fields as chief operating officer, effective from ...