Virgin Hyperloop One Partners With DP World To Create DP World Cargospeed DP World Cargospeed, a new global company which is a partnership between global trade enabler DP World and Virgin Hyperloop One, was launched on April 29, 2018. The company will provide hyperloop-enabled cargo systems to support the fast, sustainable and efficient delivery of palletized cargo. The first initiative
Global Reserve Currency May No Longer Be US Dollar The issue of when a global reserve currency begins or ends is not an exact science. There are no press releases announcing it, and neither are there big international conferences that end with the signing of treaties and a photo shoot. Nevertheless, we can say with confidence that the
Compliance In Trade Finance Due Diligence Companies involved in international trade have for many years used trade finance instruments as tools to manage risk when importing and exporting internationally. The trade finance deal structure, when engineered correctly, goes a long way towards ensuring that cross-border transactions are structured to protect our clients against late payments, political risk, delayed delivery,
Global Shortage Of Trade Finance Is Crushing Small Business The worldwide shortage of trade finance has reached $1.6 trillion US according to a recent study by the Asian Development Bank. A shortage of trade finance of this magnitude is having a crushing effect on small businesses worldwide, many of whom cannot find trade finance for their business. The International
NEW YORK/FRANKFURT Deutsche Bank has agreed to a $7.2 billion settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice over its sale and pooling of toxic mortgage securities in the run-up to the 2008 financial crisis. The agreement in principle, announced by Deutsche Bank's Frankfurt headquarters early Friday morning, offers some relief to the German lender, whose stock was hit hard
LONDON European stocks edged higher on Friday helped by banks after two regional bellwethers settled U.S. mortgage securities probes, while oil and the dollar were on the back foot in light trading ahead of the Christmas break. In another boost to European financials, a bailout for Italy's oldest bank Monte dei Paschi was approved as the country's government looks to
WASHINGTON A federal judge said on Thursday that Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE) has reached an agreement in principle to provide "substantial compensation" to the owners of about 80,000 3.0-liter polluting diesel vehicles, a key hurdle to resolve the German automaker's emissions scandal. U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer did not disclose the amount of owner compensation, which is not included in a
NEW YORK The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday sued Barclays Plc (BARC.L) and two former executives on civil charges of fraud in the sale of mortgage-backed securities during the run-up to the 2008-09 financial crisis. The lawsuit was filed after Barclays resisted a penalty the U.S. government had sought in settlement negotiations, a person familiar with the matter said.
Citi and Mercuria have reached a settlement over the metals financing fraud in Qingdao which took place in 2014. The amount is undisclosed, but Citi confirmed the news in a statement that read: “Citi and Mercuria are pleased to confirm that they have reached a commercial resolution in respect of all issues between them relating to the historic base metal
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is to co-finance two infrastructure projects in the Philippines. The China-backed development bank is to contribute loans to a flood management project on the Manila metro system and a rapid transit bus system in the Filipino capital. The loan amounts are yet to be revealed, but the AIIB’s participation has been confirmed by the
