Many Dutch horticultural supplier are focused on the market in Kazakhstan . At the end of April , more than 80 companies attended a horticultural craft fair in Almaty . Prior to the fair , the Russian greenhouse party Eco - Cultura denote an expanding upon of 500 ha in Kazakhstan . Most of the harvest yield is exported to the Russian market , but Kazakhstani tomatoes and cucumbers are also gaining a foothold in the Middle East . This is a great opportunity for Dutch growers and horticultural suppliers because Dutch knowledge and management is often require for such projection .
The same companies often lead into transition price when it come to payments . " There are few providers who can make payments in the local currency . That can make you powerless because the local bank knows you have no room out , leaving you at their mercifulness , " explains Laurens Maartens of StoneX , which specializes in so - call ' cross border payments ' to the less coarse currency .
" Thanks to our banking mesh , we can volunteer the best charge per unit in the Kazakhstan tenge ( KZT ) at all times . For a long clip , this up-to-dateness shew a correlation with the rouble . This is now starting to belittle . First , this currency depreciated against the euro . subsequently , the KZT strengthened somewhat . In the meantime , the currency has depreciated fairly again . "
StoneX came into being thirty year ago when the beginner , working for a large cant , had to convert a hard currentness into an alien one for a charitable fundament . " They found out in practice that a lot of contact were call for to get the financing done . They saw the opportunity and made it their business . Many banks no longer have these relationships with the local banks because it was not profitable enough for them . As a consequence , we now handle the payment on the back end for large outside banks if they do not have a corresponding bank in their internet . Today , we deal quite a few payment for both NGOs and corporates . "
Henry Laurens calls on supplier and companies with a product installation or who are buy the farm to make a cap injection in the country to put it to the test . " moot also the payment of all local subcontractors when leveling or installing energy and water on the gravid web . Recently , a customer of ours did this by doing half of his preservation the usual way and letting us do one-half . This result in substantial rescue of 4 to 6 % . What is perhaps even more important , the client regains ascendency of his defrayment . Our crop method acting is transparent , the risk of errors is much low , and it is also tacky . Count your profits . "
For more information : Laurens MaartensStoneX Financial GmbHWorld Trade Center , Tower H1077 XV Amsterdam+31 ( 0 ) 615478859[email protected]www.stonex.com
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