ICC Global Survey on Trade Finance 2016
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Banking & finance
A detailed statistical analysis of the regional and global trends in trade and trade finance, followed by a digest of the latest trends in the support of trade operations by export finance, export insurance, forfaiting, factoring, as well as multilateral development banks, and views on the growing relevance of digitisation developments and the importance of financing trade sustainably.
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The report findings portray a worsening global shortage of trade finance, in particular due to a growing number of banks concerned about ability to finance global trade, SMEs taking up almost 60% of the total trade finance transactions rejected and the perceived acute shortages of trade finance in Africa.
Contents
Global Economic Outlook
Prospects For Global Trade
Global and Regional Trends in Trade Finance
Swift Trade Messaging Trends for the Calendar Year 2015
Business intelligence
The SWIFT portfolio
Trade Finance and SMEs: A Call for Action
Analysis of Global Trade Finance Gaps
Business Trends in export Finance
Business Trends in export Insurance
Business Trends in Forfaiting
Business Trends in factoring
Africa Highlight
SME Competitiveness in Africa: Spotlight on Finance and Connectivity
Sustainable Trade Finance – Perspectives on the State of the Market
Digitisation of Trade and Trade Finance
ICC and the Banking Commission: Advocacy and engagement at the highest levels of the international system
Multilateral Development Banks’ Trade Financing
Interview: Trade facilitation and development
Notes
Closing remarks