New trade finance vision could open opportunities for asset owners

Trade finance is arguably the oldest branch of finance — facilitating the movement of goods and services around the world — and has grown into a $5.2 trillion dollar ecosystem. However, evidence is mounting the private debt segment of the sector needs to improve. A recent Asian Development Bank study estimated that the gap in trade finance availability reached $1.7 trillion in 2020, representing 10% of global trade. “Supply chain disruptions generated by Covid-19 have actually b…