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Perspective
15 February 2016

Citi’s trade chief: 2015 was the riskiest year to date

Region:
Middle East & Africa, Americas, Asia-Pacific, Europe
Managing Director
In a wide-ranging interview, Citi’s global head of trade, John Ahearn, talks to TXF’s Hesham Zakai about challenging pricing in the market; why 2015 was the riskiest year seen to date; the danger of killing the golden geese of supply chain finance and securitisation; the appeal of blockchain technology; and the industry’s ongoing battle for a fair understanding and treatment of trade finance.

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