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Aude Fourcade

Aude Fourcade

Director
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)
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Hironari Kagami

Hironari Kagami

Deputy Head of Export and Development Solutions
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)
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Jeanne Soh

Jeanne Soh

Managing Director, Head, Structured Finance Asia
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)
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Jonathan Joseph-Horne

Jonathan Joseph-Horne

Managing Director
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)
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Justin Dooley

Justin Dooley

Director
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)
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Mathilde Cottard

Mathilde Cottard

Executive Director
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)
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Prem Raj Suman

Prem Raj Suman

Head of ECA and Blended Finance Asia
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)
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Radhika Patel

Radhika Patel

Loan Distribution
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)
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C.H. Level

Mount Olympus: Plenary Sessions

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

Suresh Mistry
Global Head of Distribution,
Trafigura Group Pte
Arnaud Sarret
Structured Export Solutions,
Natixis
Hironari Kagami
Deputy Head of Export and Development Solutions,
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)
Yeliz Tufekcioglu
Head of Europe and Middle East,
SACE SpA
Moderator
Kam Hessling
Managing 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.

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