Hironari Kagami
Hironari Kagami
Speaker
Deputy Head of Structured Export Finance

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)

United Kingdom

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Mount Olympus: Plenary Sessions

Hellenic Trade Winds: The Meteoric Rise in the Convergence of Export Finance and Commodity Trading

Suresh Mistry
Head of Non-Banking Distribution,
Trafigura Group Pte
Arnaud Sarret
Head of Structured Export Solutions,
Natixis
Hironari Kagami
Deputy Head of Structured Export Finance,
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)
Yeliz Tufekcioglu
Head of Europe and Middle East,
SACE SpA
Moderator
Kam Hessling
Senior Director,
Loan Market Association

According to TXF Intelligence, the surge in ECA-backed debt within commodity trading houses has significantly expanded since pre-pandemic levels. Traders accessed a total of $3.454 billion in export finance in 2019 and $2.382 billion in 2020. Remarkably, 2023 witnessed a substantial increase, reaching a total volume of $16.392 billion. We bring together export financiers and commodity traders to discuss the outlook for this ever-growing dynamic and assess how they can collaborate more effectively to ensure a bright future.