Access to Credit, Trade Finance, and Digitalization

Trade finance plays a vital role in global commerce by helping businesses access working capital and manage risk. This panel explores how legal frameworks supporting supply-chain and asset-based lending can improve access to credit. It considers the role of international standards in building efficient systems and their implementation at the domestic level through innovative technologies.

Moderator: Mr. William Brydie-Watson, Senior Legal Officer, UNIDROIT

Mr. Murat Sultanov, Senior Operations Officer, Financial Institutions Group Advisory, IFC

Ms. Angelia Chia, Senior Counsel, Trade and Supply Chain (Legal), Office of the General Counsel, ADB

Mr. Milot Ahma, Principal Counsel, Legal Transition Team, EBRD

Ms. Jun Xu, Vice Chair, ICC Banking Commission Steering Committee, Director Senior Manager, Global Transaction Banking, Bank of China