At last night’s annual GTR charity dinner, the winners of the 2016 Leaders in Trade were announced for the first time.
Congratulations to them all!
A full write-up on the winners will appear in the next issue of GTR, where we will unveil why – based on written submissions and accompanying Best Deals – they all deserved to be crowned the best in the business.
Regional awards
Nominees for the best trade finance bank in Southern and Eastern Africa:
Crown Agents Bank, Standard Bank, Rand Merchant Bank, SMBC
Winner: Standard Bank
Nominees for the best trade finance bank in West Africa:
Crown Agents Bank, Access Bank UK/Nigeria, Ecobank, SMBC
Winner: Ecobank
Nominees for the best trade finance bank in North America:
HSBC, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, BNY Mellon
Winner: Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Nominees for the best trade finance bank in South America:
BBVA, Santander
Winner: Santander
Nominees for best trade finance bank in East Asia & the Pacific:
Mizuho, ANZ, Deutsche Bank, ING
Winner: Mizuho
Nominees for best trade finance bank in South Asia :
Yes Bank, HSBC, State Bank of India, ICICI Bank
Winner: State Bank of India
Nominees for best trade finance bank in Central Europe and Eastern Europe:
Commerzbank, VTB, mBank
Winner: VTB
Nominees for the best trade finance bank in Western Europe:
HSBC, Commerzbank, ING, Crédit Agricole, BNP Paribas
Winner: Crédit Agricole
Best trade finance bank in the UK:
Winner: NatWest
Nominees for the best trade finance bank in the Middle East and North Africa:
ADCB, Mashreq, First Abu Dhabi Bank, Emirates NBD
Winner: First Abu Dhabi Bank
Global awards
Nominees for best trade credit and political risk insurance broker:
Texel, BPL Global
Winner: BPL Global
Nominees for best trade credit and political risk insurance underwriter:
XL Catlin, Chaucer, the Channel Syndicate
Winner: Chaucer
Best development bank in trade:
Winner: EBRD
Nominees for best alternative trade finance provider:
Trade River, London Forfaiting Company (LFC), Greensill Capital, Barak Fund Management
Winner: Greensill Capital
Nominees for best trade finance software provider:
Trade Technologies, Misys, Bolero
Winner: Misys
Nominees for best fintech disrupter:
Mitigram, Synechron
Winner: Mitigram
Best export credit agency:
Winner: Euler Hermes
Nominees for best trade finance law firm:
Simmons & Simmons, Sullivan & Worcester, Hogan Lovells and Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW)
Winner: Sullivan & Worcester
Best correspondent bank:
Winner: BNY Mellon
Nominees for most innovative bank:
Lloyds Bank, Ecobank, HSBC, Barclays
Winner: HSBC
Nominees for bank that has made a significant contribution to sustainability:
Commerzbank, EBRD, KfW, IFC
Winner: Commerzbank
Nominees for best supply chain finance bank:
Santander, BNP Paribas, Greensill Capital, Nedbank, Standard Chartered
Winner: BNP Paribas
Nominees for best export finance bank:
Barclays, BNP Paribas, Citi and SMBC
Winner: SMBC
Nominees for best commodity finance bank:
Citi, Deutsche Bank, ING, Société Générale
Winner: Deutsche Bank
Nominees for best trade finance bank:
Crédit Agricole, BNP Paribas, HSBC, Standard Chartered
Winner: HSBC (pictured)
Photos are now available on GTR’s Facebook and Google photos.
