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Due to increased sales, a soft commodity trader required a receivables purchase facility for one of their large customers - purchased from Africa and sold to the US.
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Purchasing commodities from Africa, the US, and Europe and selling to Europe, a metals trader required a receivables finance facility for a book of their receivables/customers.
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An energy group, selling mainly into Europe, desired a receivables purchase facility to discount names, where they had increased sales and concentration.
Clothing company
Rather than waiting 90 days until payment was made, the company wanted to pay suppliers on the day that the title to goods transferred to them, meaning it could expand its range of suppliers and receive supplier discounts.
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US imposes fresh duties on 60 trading partners as temporary blanket tariff ends
On Thursday, 23 July, US President Donald Trump introduced a new wave of tariffs targeting 60 countries, including key trading partners such as China, the European Union (EU), and the UK. The announcement preceded the expiration of the US’s temporary 10% baseline tariff on all imports, which took effect today. The new duties, which range…
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