This year there were changes to the way GTR judges its leaders in trade winners, and the magazine’s global and regional editorial boards were asked to vote in favour of the leading banks, financial institutions, insurers and brokers in the trade finance market.
Below is the complete list of winners. A full write-up will appear in the Jan/Feb issue.
Best global trade finance bank: HSBC
Best global export finance bank: Société Générale
Best global commodity finance bank: BNP Paribas
Best global structured commodity finance bank: ING
Best trade finance bank in Latin America: Santander
Best trade finance bank in Asia: Citi
Best trade finance bank in CEE: Commerzbank
Best trade finance bank in CIS: Sberbank
Best trade finance bank in South Asia (including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka only): Standard Chartered
Best trade finance bank in Australia and the Pacific: ANZ
Best trade finance bank in the Middle East & North Africa: HSBC
Best trade finance bank in Sub-Saharan Africa: Standard Bank
Best trade finance bank in the Nordic region: Nordea
Best trade finance bank in North America: BofAML
Best trade finance bank in Western Europe (excluding the Nordic region): Deutsche Bank
Best trade finance bank in the UK: Barclays
Best forfaiting house: UniCredit
Best factoring house: Fimbank
Best Islamic finance bank: ITFC
Best trade outsourcing bank: BNY Mellon
Best trade credit and political risk insurance broker: BPL
Best trade credit insurance underwriter: AIG
Best political risk insurance underwriter: ACE
Best development bank in trade: EBRD
Best alternative trade finance provider: Falcon Group
Best export credit agency: US Exim
Best trade finance software provider: Misys
Best supply chain finance bank: JP Morgan
Best bank for documentary processing: RBS
Company with the best supply chain finance platform: PrimeRevenue
Company that operates the best in-house trade finance business: GE Capital
