False friends? Trade finance keeps calm despite trade flow woes

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Middle East & Africa, Americas, Asia-Pacific, Europe

Callum Burroughs

Reporter

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Reduced growth forecasts for global trade from the WTO has caused consternation among businesses and economies as the gloomy outlook sees trade flows dip below GDP growth. However, the trade finance market has retained its confidence for now as macro-economic changes seemingly fail to have an impact on the industry.