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December
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While some Western banks scramble for decent margins in Russia and the CIS, the agricultural sector remains relatively unexploited territory. Simon Pirani reveals who is doing what within grain financing in the CIS and names some producers on the up.
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In 2005 traditional emerging markets continued shrinking. Certainly they are not what they once were in terms of yield. Commodity prices are high, markets are maturing and liquidity is the highest it has been for a long time. Oliver O'Connell looks back at a challenging year for banks.
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November
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October
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August
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High liquidity continues to hold back commodity finance activity in Latin America, but opportunities abound in working with smaller producers. While banks are seeing tremendous potential in soft commodities, other sectors are also enjoying significant growth.
Oliver O'Connell evaluates trends.
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Having struggled with a gloomy domestic export market for two years, South African banks are looking at the wider region to expand their structured trade and commodity finance business. Oliver O'Connell examines the territory.
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For commodity banks the challenge of finding and developing new business is particularly tough. The task is made all the more difficult given the fluctuation of raw material market prices coupled with the fall in deal margins and the pushing out of tenors. Jonathan Bell considers how some of the banks are responding.