25.05.2015 - Westpac eyes China, India for commodities trade growth
A recent entrant in Asia's commodities markets, Australia's Westpac Banking Corp is ramping up to take advantage of a commodities "supercycle" that it says has at least another 30 years to run. While some global banks have exited commodities due to more stringent regulations, Westpac is setting itself to support a deeper push into the region by its corporate customers, a senior executive told Reuters. "The commodity cycle is still in the supercycle phase. The urbanization of Asia has not stopped - all we're getting at the minute is a correction," said Paul Gardner, the bank's Singapore-based Global Head of Structured Commodity Finance...............................................Full Article: Source
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