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How do we close the trade finance gap holding back Africa’s SMEs?

At this year’s GTR East Africa – Trade and export finance conference , Trade Catalyst Africa’s (TCA) CEO Duncan Onyango joined leading voices from across the trade finance ecosystem, including Nick Kwolek, Arnaud Levasseur, Patrick Makau, Phanice Mokua, Fredrick Mutua, Paras Shah, and Freddie Tucker, for a roundtable discussion where he shared TCA’s perspective on what it will take to finance Africa’s trade transformation.

As TCA advances its mission to catalyse over $300M for SME trade finance and trade infrastructure< Duncan’s message was clear: Africa is ready, credible, and investable.

Read more from the roundtable discussion: https://lnkd.in/dwMUXMng

East Africa Trade Leaders Roundtable: Unlocking Regional Potentia

FSD Africa and TradeMark Africa’s Review of the Trade Finance Landscape in Eastern Africa and the Horn of Africa.

The study shows how limited access to trade finance stifles SME growth and regional integration, and how blended finance and innovative instruments can unlock billions in opportunity.

At TCA, this resonates deeply with our work: unlocking trade finance for MSMEs in high-export potential sectors. By providing subordinated debt to trade finance vehicles for on-lending, we help enterprises access the capital they need to purchase supplies, avoid costly delays, and scale into export value chains.

Takeaway: Africa’s trade finance gap costs the continent jobs, weakens economic resilience, and undermines competitiveness on the global stage.

Read the report here: https://lnkd.in/dkWrYZrV

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