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GTR Best Deals and GTR Leaders in Trade:
Highlighting excellence in the trade finance community
Submissions for 2023 are now closed
Submissions for 2024 will open in November

Submissions are officially closed!

The GTR Leaders in Trade awards and GTR Best Deals highlight excellence in the trade, commodity, supply chain, export finance and fintech markets. Each year GTR recognises the market’s pioneering institutions and top performers from around the world.

Entry to the GTR Awards are free and open every November. The submissions for GTR Awards 2023 are now closed.

Why should you enter the GTR Leaders in Trade awards and GTR Best Deals Awards?

Those involved in the winning deals will be notified of their success in February, and a full write-up of the Best Deals will appear in the Q2 2023 issue of GTR. Leaders in Trade winners will be announced at GTR’s annual awards dinner in London in May 3, 2023. However, a shortlist will be announced and communicated to the market in February. A full write-up of the Leaders in Trade winners will appear in the Q3 2023 issue of GTR.

 

How to enter:

Start your submissions by following the short steps below.

  1. Download the latest GTR Awards Media Kit
  2. Review the criteria and complete the requested materials prior to January 2024
  3. Submit your entries, or for any questions regarding your submissions, email awards@gtreview.com

 

Award categories

Regional awards: Banks
Best trade finance bank in:
› East Africa
› West Africa
› Southern Africa
› Middle East
› North Africa
› North America
› Latin America
› East Asia & the Pacific
› South Asia
› Eastern Europe
› Western Europe
› UK

Global awards: Banks
› Best development bank
› Best bank for ESG (trade or supply chain finance)
› Best bank for ESG (export finance)
› Best bank for digitalisation
› Best supply chain finance bank
› Best commodity trade finance bank
› Best export finance bank
› Best trade finance bank

Global awards: Other industry players

› Best trade or supply chain finance law firm
› Best export finance law firm
› Best export credit agency
› Best fintech in trade
› Best fintech startup in trade
› Best trade finance software provider
› Best alternative trade or supply chain finance provider
› Best trade credit insurance underwriter
› Best political risk insurance underwriter
› Best trade credit insurance broker
› Best political risk insurance broker

How to enter:

Please review the GTR Awards Media Kit for more details.

Last year’s winners:

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GLOBAL / 05-05-22 / BY SHANNON MANDERS

GTR Leaders in Trade 2022: The winners

Regional awards
Best trade finance bank in East Africa:
Winner: Standard Chartered
Best trade finance bank in West Africa:
Winner: Ecobank

19-04-21 by SHANNON MANDERS

GTR Leaders in Trade 2021: The winners

New Awards
Leaders in Trade for Sustainability
Leaders in Trade for Digitalisation
Leaders in Trade for Innovation
Leaders in Trade for Resilience
Leaders in Trade for Pandemic Support

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29-04-20 by SHANNON MANDERS

GTR Leaders in Trade 2020: The winners

New Awards
Leaders in Trade for Sustainability
Leaders in Trade for Digitalisation
Leaders in Trade for Innovation
Leaders in Trade for Resilience
Leaders in Trade for Pandemic Support

02-05-19 by SHANNON MANDERS

GTR Leaders in Trade 2019: The winners

Regional awards
Best trade finance bank in Southern Africa:
Winner: Rand Merchant Bank
Best trade finance bank in East Africa:
Winner: Standard Bank...

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Deal submission criteria:
We invite institutions to submit a maximum of 2 deals per type of transaction – trade, commodity, supply chain, export (including project) finance and fintech innovation. (That’s a maximum of 10 deals in total, please.) Winners will be spread across all of these categories.

Please note that client permission to disclose deal information must be obtained before submitting.

Deals submitted on a ‘no names’ basis or without loan amounts will be disqualified.

How to enter:
Please review the GTR Awards Media Kit for more details.

Last year’s winners

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GTR Best Deals 2022

11-04-22 by SHANNON MANDERS

Congratulations to those behind these 14 deals, which were chosen as the top transactions from 2021.

GTR Best Deals 2021

19-04-21 by SHANNON MANDERS

Congratulations to those behind these 11 deals, which were chosen as the top transactions from 2020...

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28-04-20 by SHANNON MANDERS

GTR Best Deals 2020

Congratulations to those behind these 15 deals, which were chosen as the top transactions from 2019...

03-05-19 by SHANNON MANDERS

GTR Best Deals 2019

Congratulations to those behind these 12 deals, which were chosen as the top transactions from 2018...

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Contact us

For more information, please contact:

Sales and advertising

Peter Gubbins
CEO
pgubbins@gtreview.com
+44 (0)20 8772 3000

Editorial

Shannon Manders
Editor
smanders@gtreview.com
+44 (0)20 8772 3021

Marketing

Elisabeth Spry
Head of Marketing
espry@gtreview.com
+44 (0)20 8772 3006

 

To submit your entry to the GTR Awards, please email awards@gtreview.com.