EXECUTIVE SUMMARY • The growing importance of Asia in the world economy makes centralization and process standardization crucial
• Growth markets and growing revenues mean that many companies in Asia can afford to be conservative when it comes to short term investments
• The financial crisis and subsequent reduced access to funding prompted growing interest in supply-chain financing
• Relationships with banks have been rationalized
• Local-currency investment options are comprehensive in only a few markets
• The liberalization of the renminbi is beginning to transform the terms of trade |
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Euromoney What are the demands from corporate clients in Asia and to what extent do they reflect increased sophistication and centralization?
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