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How banks support battery value chain for a greener future
CTF banks play a critical role in the path to net zero, and in the electrification of the economy, by actively participating in the copper value chain as well as other battery metals. A recent example is the $5.0bn expansion financing transaction for Northvolt (one of the largest battery manufacturers in Europe), which includes a working ...
How can finance shape a nature-positive economy? | Agefi.com
Sep 29, 2022 · Transitioning to a nature-positive economy could generate annual business opportunities worth $10 trillion. The good news is that opportunities for scaling credible net-zero and nature-positive investment continue to grow. Food systems, for example, are responsible for 70% of global biodiversity loss on land and 50% in freshwater, and around a ...
Why 2023 was a bad year for Swiss investment - Agefi.com
To get a clearer picture, we can break down final demand into its three components, as shown in the chart below. The 1.8 percentage point slowdown in the contribution to growth is shared between public consumption (blue bar), which has continued to grow but at a slower pace (down 1 point between 2022 and 2023), and investment, which has fallen after doing well in 2022 (down 0.8 between the two ...
“Commodity Traders Contribute Significantly to the Added Value …
Helene Budliger Artieda has been Director of the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs since August 1st, 2022, and is a former Swiss Ambassador to Thailand and South Africa.The Zurich-born diplomat has also been active in the field of export promotion. Last February, the Secretary of State led the Swiss delegation to the World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Meeting in …
Lessons from the Flowbank case - Agefi.com
Press freedom has suffered a blow. It took more than eight months of fighting before the super-provisional measures imposed on «L'Agefi» and its readers last October, at the request of Flowbank, were finally lifted on Wednesday.This is an important victory, not so much for the now bankrupt neobank, but for the media and public information in general.
Commodities Innovations Awards 2024 | Agefi.com
In an era marked by numerous economic, geopolitical and energy transition challenges, the Commodities industry plays a central role. Despite the significant impact of traders in metals & ores, agriculture or energy, their work and added value are underestimated by the public. To address this, Ampersand World will organize this fall the first “Commodities Innovations Awards”.
Food Security in a Changing World | Agefi.com
Faced with the challenge of the population explosion, grain trading specialist Bunge is adapting to climatic and geopolitical challenges, to ensure a resilient and sustainable supply chain. With the UN projecting the world’s population to reach nearly 10 billion by 2050, sustainably feeding an ...
Reinforcing common practice in commodity finance in Switzerland
Newton’s Third Law of Motion dictates that every action shall have an equal and opposite reaction. As mentioned in other articles here, while the number of traders involved in recent events was not that numerous, the scale of the potential losses was very significant and impacted nearly all the active trade finance banks.
Is the Swiss franc that strong? - Agefi.com
The franc's sharp appreciation, particularly against the euro, has led a number of business sectors to sound the alarm. However, this strengthening must be put into perspective, given that inflation in Switzerland is much lower than in neighboring countries. If the franc has indeed strengthened in 2023, this follows a marked fall in previous years.