Reels | How does trade finance actually work? (ft. Duarte Pedreira) - Trade Treasury Payments

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Duarte Pedreira, Global Head of Trade Finance at Crown Agents Bank, shares insights into how development banks can help close trade finance gaps across frontier markets.

In this conversation, Duarte explores the role of DFIs and MDBs in unlocking liquidity, building local capacity, and derisking transactions—especially in underfinanced regions.

📽️ Watch the full interview to learn:
✔️ Why development finance is vital for trade in fragile markets
✔️ How blended finance structures can catalyse private sector involvement
✔️ What more needs to be done to address persistent access challenges

🎙️ Recorded in partnership with ITFA Education Day 2025, held in London.

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