GTR is pleased to reveal the shortlist for this year’s Leaders in Trade awards, which 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 2017 were referenced as further substantiation. Where only one name is listed, this institution is the outright winner.
Winners in all categories will be recognised and announced at GTR’s annual awards dinner in London on April 26.
Congratulations to all the winners and nominees!
Global awards
Best trade finance bank:
Shortlisted nominees: BNP Paribas, Citi, Crédit Agricole, HSBC, Standard Chartered
Best export finance bank:
Shortlisted nominees: BNP Paribas, SMBC, Standard Chartered
Best commodity trade finance bank:
Shortlisted nominees: ING, Rabobank, Société Générale
Best supply chain finance bank:
Shortlisted nominees: BNP Paribas, HSBC, Santander, UniCredit
Best trade credit and political risk insurance broker:
Shortlisted nominees: BPL Global, PIB, Texel
Best trade credit and political risk insurance underwriter:
Shortlisted nominees: Chaucer, Euler Hermes, XL Catlin
Best development bank in trade:
Winner: Asian Development Bank
Best correspondent bank:
Winner: BNY Mellon
Best alternative trade finance provider:
Shortlisted nominees: Ebury, Falcon, LFC, LiquidX
Best trade finance software provider:
Shortlisted nominees: Bolero, China Systems, CGI, GT Nexus, iGTB, PrimeRevenue, SureComp
Best fintech disrupter:
Shortlisted nominees: LiquidX, TradeIX, Traydstream
Most innovative bank:
Shortlisted nominees: Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Citi, Commerzbank, HSBC
Financial institution that has made a significant contribution to sustainability:
Shortlisted nominees: Barclays, Commerzbank
Best export credit agency:
Winner: UKEF
Best trade finance law firm:
Shortlisted nominees: Allen & Overy, Hogan Lovells, Norton Rose Fulbright, Simmons & Simmons, Sullivan & Worcester
Regional awards
Best trade finance bank in:
Southern & East Africa:
Shortlisted nominees: Citi, Rand Merchant Bank, SMBC, Standard Bank
West Africa:
Shortlisted nominees: Access Bank UK, Crown Agents Bank, Ecobank Nigeria, FCMB Bank, Zenith Bank
North America:
Shortlisted nominees: Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Citi
Latin America:
Shortlisted nominees: Banorte, Santander
East Asia & the Pacific:
Shortlisted nominees: HSBC, Mizuho, Standard Chartered
South Asia:
Shortlisted nominees: Bank of Ceylon, SBI, Standard Chartered
Nordic region:
Shortlisted nominees: Handelsbanken, Nordea
Eastern Europe:
Shortlisted nominees: Santander, UniCredit, VTB Bank
Western Europe:
Shortlisted nominees: Commerzbank, Crédit Agricole, Deutsche Bank, ING, Santander, UniCredit
UK:
Shortlisted nominees: Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds Bank, NatWest, Santander
Middle East & North Africa:
Shortlisted nominees: Arab Bank, Citi, FAB, Noor Bank, Standard Chartered
