Agritrade

Ex-director and founder of Agritrade International charged with cheating investment platform

Ng Say Pek was arrested on Dec 1 after being on the run for over five years

Collapse of Singapore commodities firm leaves lenders exposed

Collapse of Singapore commodities firm leaves lenders exposed

LENDERS including ING Bank NV have accused a Singapore commodities firm of fraud after it defaulted on debt and left the financiers facing potential losses of hundreds of millions of dollars in their ...

The lower cost to decarbonise the agri-food sector is in large part due to the relatively low capital expenditure of the solutions and their high technological readiness level, the report says.

‘Significant investment opportunity’ in decarbonising Asia’s agri-food sector: report

DECARBONISATION presents a significant investment opportunity for Asia’s agri-food sector, given its large scale and need for technology implementation, according to a new report co-written by Temasek...

Principled rebellion: The approach suggests eight steps for how employees can say no to their bosses, systematically and sequentially.

When the boss asks you to do something illegal

Employees under duress can turn to an approach called ‘principled rebellion’

Agritrade, whose businesses spanned palm oil and coal mining, is among a string of failures in Singapore’s commodities sector in recent years.

Former Agritrade CFO gets 20 years jail for defrauding banks involving US$586 million in loans

Lim Beng Kim, a former chief financial officer of commodities firm Agritrade International, was sentenced to 20 years jail for defrauding over a dozen banks and causing almost US$500 million in losse...

While serving as the chief financial officer of Agritrade, Lim instructed her subordinates to submit financial statements which were unaudited and false to the financial institutions.

Agritrade’s Singaporean CFO duped major banks worldwide, causing ‘unprecedented’ S$631m in losses

A FORMER chief financial officer of commodity firm Agritrade International duped 16 financial institutions worldwide into providing her company with millions of dollars in trade financing, causing los...

Cargill in talks to exit global sugar trading business

Cargill in talks to exit global sugar trading business

[CHICAGO] Cargill is in talks to exit its global sugar trading business as the top agricultural commodities firm seeks to focus on food processing and meat.

ING-led banks win access to Citi accounts linked to failed Agritrade

ING-led banks win access to Citi accounts linked to failed Agritrade

A GROUP of banks led by ING Groep won a court order compelling Citigroup and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group to reveal account details linked to failed commodities firm Agritrade International.

ING-led banks win access to Citi accounts in Agritrade battle

ING-led banks win access to Citi accounts in Agritrade battle

[SINGAPORE] A group of banks led by ING Groep won a court order compelling Citigroup and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group to reveal account details linked to failed commodities firm Agritrade Internati...

ZenRock, Agritrade face winding up; Hontop put under JM

ZenRock, Agritrade face winding up; Hontop put under JM

ZENROCK Commodities Trading and Agritrade International could be wound up, as their respective judicial managers have filed applications to have them liquidated.