05 January 2021
The surveys prepared by ESCWA targeting banks, firms and policy makers are aimed at gauging the conditions for trade financing in the region before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The survey for banks, focused on understanding what types of international trade finance tools are being utilized to support businesses in the region. Moreover, the survey for banks is also looking at the biggest constraints to the growth of international trade finance portfolio within the responding banks in addition to the share of the banks’ trade finance portfolio representing Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs).