The Leaders in Trade awards highlight excellence in the trade, commodity, supply chain and export finance and fintech markets. The names listed under each category are based on submissions sent to GTR and, where relevant, Best Deals signed in 2021 were referenced as further substantiation for GTR’s decisions.
GTR revealed the shortlist for the Leaders in Trade awards in March, and the winners were revealed for the first time at the GTR Charity Awards Dinner on May 4.
Congratulations to the winners! A full write-up on their achievements will be published in GTR Q3 2022.
Regional awards
Best trade finance bank in East Africa:
Shortlisted nominees: Bank One, Standard Chartered, Trade and Development Bank (TDB)
Winner: Standard Chartered
Best trade finance bank in West Africa:
Shortlisted nominees: BACB, Bank One, Ecobank, FCMB Bank (UK)
Winner: Ecobank
Best trade finance bank in Southern Africa:
Shortlisted nominees: Rand Merchant Bank (RMB), Standard Bank, Zanaco
Winner: RMB
Best trade finance bank in the Middle East:
Shortlisted nominees: ADCB, GIB, HSBC
Winner: ADCB
Best trade finance bank in North Africa:
Shortlisted nominees: BACB, Export Development Bank of Egypt
Winner: BACB
Best trade finance bank in North America:
Shortlisted nominees: Bank of America, BNY Mellon
Winner: Bank of America
Best trade finance bank in Latin America:
Shortlisted nominees: HSBC, Santander
Winner: Santander
Best trade finance bank in Asia:
Shortlisted nominees: Asian Development Bank, Mizuho Bank
Winner: Mizuho Bank
Best trade finance bank in Eastern Europe:
Shortlisted nominees: Raiffeisen Bank International, Ukrgasbank
Winner: Raiffeisen Bank International
Best trade finance bank in Western Europe:
Shortlisted nominees: Commerzbank, Crédit Agricole, ING
Winner: Crédit Agricole
Best trade finance bank in UK:
Winner: Barclays
Global awards:
Best law firm (trade or supply chain finance):
Shortlisted nominees: Allen & Overy, Hogan Lovells International, Sullivan
Winner: Sullivan
Best law firm (export finance):
Shortlisted nominees: Baker McKenzie, Sullivan
Winner: Baker McKenzie
Best export credit agency:
Winner: Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI)
Best fintech in trade:
Shortlisted nominees: Contour, Demica, LiquidX, Mitigram, Tradeteq
Winner: Contour
Best fintech startup in trade:
Shortlisted nominees: Finverity, MonetaGo, TradeSun, TwinCo Capital, XDC Network
Winner: MonetaGo
Best trade finance software provider:
Shortlisted nominees: Coriolis Technologies, LiquidX, Mitigram, Surecomp, Wave BL
Winner: LiquidX
Best alternative trade or supply chain finance provider:
Shortlisted nominees: GTC, London Forfaiting Company, PrimeRevenue, Raistone, Twinco Capital
Winner: PrimeRevenue
Best trade credit and political risk insurance underwriter:
Shortlisted nominees: Chubb, HDI Global Specialty, The Hartford
Winner: Chubb
Best trade credit insurance broker:
Shortlisted nominees: Aon, BPL Global, Marsh, WTW
Winner: WTW
Best political risk insurance broker:
Shortlisted nominees: BPL Global, Marsh, WTW
Winner: BPL Global
Best development bank:
Shortlisted nominees: Asian Development Bank (ADB), European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), International Finance Corporation (IFC), Trade and Development Bank (TDB)
Winner: Trade and Development Bank (TDB)
Best bank for ESG (trade or supply chain finance):
Shortlisted nominees: Bank of America, BNP Paribas, Citi
Winner: BNP Paribas
Best bank for ESG (export finance):
Shortlisted nominees: BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank
Winner: Deutsche Bank
Best bank for digitalisation:
Shortlisted nominees: Citi, DBS, SMBC
Winner: Citi
Best supply chain finance bank:
Shortlisted nominees: Bank of America, Citi, MUFG, Santander
Winner: Santander
Best commodity trade finance bank:
Shortlisted nominees: Société Générale, SMBC
Winner: SMBC
Best export finance bank:
Shortlisted nominees: Barclays, Standard Chartered
Winner: Standard Chartered
Best trade finance bank:
Shortlisted nominees: BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole, HSBC
Winner: HSBC
