People’s Daily recently reported that the Bohai Commodity Exchange (BOCE) officially started its first business day in Tianjin on December 18. BOCE is a trading platform for large scale commodity exchanges, following international trading standards. Initial commodity categories focus on crude oil, coal, nonferrous metals and agricultural and forestry products. The Exchange is planning to provide comprehensive services including trade, settlement, logistics, and finance. The goal of BOCE is to become a commodity trading center and pricing center with significant power to influence the market. By the end of 2013, over 60 brands and commodities had been listed on BOCE.
Source: People’s Daily, December 19, 2013
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