Conveying a new vision for the global trade ecosystem
Events / 08-03-22 / Share Link
Trade finance has entered what many see as a new era, a transformative stage in its development, a time of innovation and meaningful change. However, the recent report from the Asian Development Bank that put the figure at US$1.7 trillion, an increase to 10% of global goods traded, was striking.
As the world continues to emerge from the pandemic in the face of other market pressures, this high-level discussion at GTR MENA 2022, with Yusuf Ali Khan (Managing Director, Head of Trade & Working Capital Solutions, Middle East, North Africa & Pakistan, Citi), Carl Wegner (Chief Executive Officer, Contour), Syed Hassan Javed (Head of Trade Finance, Gulf International Bank (GIB), Piyush Gupta (Founder, Polytrade), Farooq Siddiqi (CEO, dltledgers) and Betül Kurtulus (Regional Director, Central, Eastern & South-Eastern Europe & the Middle East, FCI) considered the latest trade movements and trends, emerging patterns and viewpoints, as the sector looks to raise awareness and meaningfully address challenges facing companies of all sizes and across all manner of markets, in accessing the trade finance needed to support growth and aid global economic recovery.
