Finding a location in the capital of the world’s fastest-growing economy is only one of the challenges in creating a successful hi-tech industry zone. Having the infrastructure to take advantage of that location and make it a place to live – as well as a place to work – is a far greater challenge.

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Danske Bank once saw transaction banking as a product-driven business operating as a back-office function. But a change in strategy sees the bank close to returning to the top 20 global cash managers.

Ecobank’s transaction banking business in Africa has risen lock-step with the progress of the bank over the last five years, shooting up Euromoney’s Africa rankings. Now it needs to make its network pay.

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Since 2009 ADCB has invested heavily in developing and growing its transaction banking business. It is gaining market share and recognition in the Middle East and beyond, as Euromoney’s results confirm.

Transaction banking is a key pillar in ANZ’s regional strategy of penetrating deeper into Asian markets from its heartland in Australasia. Building a regional renminbi capability could help fulfil that ambition.

After several years of restructuring, ING has put transaction banking at the heart of its commercial operations. Despite strength in western Europe, it has yet to recover its position as a top 10 global cash manager.

It is not common to hear about the positive side of financial market regulation. But corporate treasurers are finding ways to turn the new rules to their advantage.

Once seen as isolated and hostile to foreign investment, Paraguay now portrays itself as being at the centre of Latin America, trading on its strengths as a low-cost location on the fringe of the vast Brazilian market.

An ambitious infrastructure plan is central to the government’s plans to diversify the economy away from agriculture and increase its capacity to export.

Backed by rising growth rates and successful capital market deals, Paraguay is telling the world it is very much open for business.

An interview with Carlos Fernandez Valdovinos, president of the central bank of Paraguay.

Paraguay’s two recent capital markets deals succeeded both in securing much-needed funds for infrastructure investment and in raising awareness among international investors.

The production of food commodities is where Paraguay excels. Government plans focus on reducing the impact of volatility on the agricultural industry through the use of technology, improved transport links and increased processing capacity.

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Paraguay’s rising score in Euromoney’s Country Risk Survey reflects a fundamental shift in the political and structural outlook since the new president took office last year.

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Celebrating 90 years of banking in Mongolia.

Euromoney has been covering transaction banking for many years, but this is the first time we have published an annual transaction services guide, reflecting our enhanced focus on and coverage of a business area that is crucial to banks and their clients.

The renminbi’s meteoric rise as a payments and trade currency has brought it closer to becoming mainstream than ever before. Precisely when this will happen is anyone’s guess. That it will is inevitable.

One of the key tenets of transaction banking is that by building a long-term relationship with clients – driven by day-to-day activities rather than flashy one-off transactions – banks can play a role in supporting the development and growth of clients.

For heating and plumbing products distributor Wolseley, transaction banking – rather than one-off mandates – is the foundation of its banking relationships.

Not so long ago, annuity-style revenue streams – and relationship banking – were seen as old fashioned.

Relationship banking never died. The supportive role a bank plays in helping clients grow and develop has always been at the heart of transaction banking. Investment bankers could learn something.

Transaction banks are under pressure to keep up with a growing list of client demands. Investing in technology is essential. By Ben Poole