Report

Trade Finance and the Compliance Challenge

July 2, 2019

This publication, “Trade finance and the compliance challenge: A showcase of international cooperation”, provides an explanation of the current global trade finance gaps amid market failures as well as perceived regulatory risk. The publication presents an analysis of the recent trends of de-risking and the reasons for falling correspondent banking relationships. It shows how the WTO, IFC and the FSB have worked together to respond to this issue since the end of 2017.

Trade finance and the compliance challenge: A showcase of international cooperation