GTR is happy to reveal the results of its second annual readers’ poll.
Over 4,000 votes have been cast over the past few months, voting on the leading financial institutions in trade finance in 2009.
The competition has been divided up into various categories, aiming to recognise achievement in specific regions and in particular areas of financing expertise.
The Results:
Who is the best global trade finance bank?
HSBC
Who is the best global structured commodity finance bank?
Deutsche Bank
Who is the best global export finance bank?
Société Générale
Who is the best commodity finance bank?
BNP Paribas
Who is the best forfaiting house?
LFC
Who is the best factoring house?
Fimbank
Who is the best Islamic trade finance bank?
ITFC
Who is the best trade finance bank in Western Europe? (excluding Nordic region)
Deutsche Bank
Who is the best trade finance bank in Eastern Europe
UniCredit
Who is the best trade finance bank in the Nordic region?
SEB
Who is the best trade finance bank in North America?
JP Morgan
Who is the best trade finance bank in Latin America (including Caribbean)?
BBVA
Who is the best trade finance bank in South Asia (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka only)?
ICICI
Who is the best trade finance bank in Asia Pacific?
Standard Chartered
Who is the best trade finance bank in Australasia?
ANZ
Who is the best trade finance bank in the Middle East & North Africa?
HSBC
Who is the best trade finance bank in Sub-Saharan Africa?
Standard Bank
Who is the Best Trade Finance Bank in West Africa?
FBN Bank
Who is the best trade finance boutique institution?
Falcon Trade
Who is the best trade outsourcing bank?
BNY Mellon
Who is the Best Trade Credit and political risk insurance broker?
BPL
Who is the Best Trade Credit Insurance Underwriter?
AIG
Who is the Best Political Risk Insurance Underwriter?
Ace
Who is the Best Development Bank in Trade?
EBRD
Who is the Best Export Credit Agency?
EKN