Supply chain finance has continued to exhibit strong growth in the last two years, according to latest research from Demica, which reveals average annual SCF growth rates between 30 percent and 40 percent at major international banks. The SCF market is expected to continue to expand strongly to the end of the decade, although the pace of growth will moderate to 20 percent to 30 percent a year by 2015, and 10 percent a year by 2020.

Regardless of having registered a phone line with the Federal Trade Commission as a telemarketer-free zone, a growing number of consumers are saying that some businesses are ignoring their stated preference and calling anyway.

China is considering a package of regulatory measures to protect the struggling domestic shipping industry against foreign competitors suspected of malicious price manipulation, the China Daily reported on Friday.