Trade Trends in Europe, the Middle East and Africa
Outlook
While Europe’s mature markets focus on
maximising efficiencies through payment
standardisation, and its governments leave
no stone unturned in their determination
to recalibrate Europe’s banking sector,
the Middle East and many parts of Africa
and Asia are growing strongly again and
gradually becoming more innovative intheir approach to trade and working capital
finance. Across the EMEA region, however,
caution remains, as economic and political
uncertainties make treasurers more careful
than ever before about how they manage
liquidity, optimise working capital and
protect against risk. Trade finance is playing
an increasingly important role in achieving
these objectives.