What trends are you seeing in trade finance and structured trade, and how is Citi adapting its strategy accordingly
The key focus of our clients has been to find ways to move fixed costs to variable costs through the outsourcing of non-core activities, such as accounts payable, accounts receivables, certain trade processes as well as middle and back office processing, to firms such as Citi. In addition, the focus on gaining visibility and transparency into a company’s liquidity regionally and globally is critically important. We have been working with our clients to bring the required visibility and transparency through our various liquidity platforms, such as Treasury Vision, and our liquidity structures help aggregate and...