Enuit Sees Slower Procurement Processes in Singapore CTRM Market post Trading Scandals – but Pipelines Still Full

Tony Teo of Enuit’s Singapore office says that things have slowed a bit there recently, aggravated by the ongoing fallout from the lockdown but, more importantly, by a series of scandals that have rocked the industry. “There have been several cases of trading houses in trouble,” he said. “This has made banks leerier about providing finance and credit and resulted in more due diligence and even the prospect of Government regulations.” Indeed, last spring saw the collapse of Agritrade International. Then Hin Leong trading was named in a $3 billion oil trading scandal the previous summer. Just last week, a director of Envy Global Trading was charged with two counts of cheating and two of fraudulent trading. Singapore banks responded with a new code of best practice for the provision of trade finance to the commodities sector announced in January. “Trading houses are having some trouble getting credit,” Mr. Teo told us. As a result, activities have slowed somewhat in the region, with companies slower to make decisions, he says. Despite that, he still sees good activity levels and a promising pipeline of opportunities and expects to see some closures of new deals soon. Meanwhile, Enuit is involved in around… continue reading

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