GTR India - Trade and export finance conference

Following a record-breaking attendance at the 2024 edition, GTR are delighted to be returning to #Mumbai on May 14 for GTR India 2025! This leading market gathering with bring together over 600 top trade finance leaders and 15 industry exhibitors to explore how India can strengthen its role in global #trade and #exports at a time of increased trade and #supplychain #volatility. Key event discussions will include: 📊Indian exports in a shifting global landscape ⚖️Regulator and #bank priorities for #tradeinnovation 💰Trade and #tradefinance strategies for India’s export targets 💳Expanding #creditinsurance solutions in India 🌍Future-proofing #GIFTCity and India’s #digitisation trajectory 📋Optimising #cashflow and off-balance sheet solutions For more information and to secure a 10% early booking discount, visit gtreview.com/gtrindia #GTRIndia #IndianTrade #IndianExports #TradeFinance

GTR are proud to provide a platform for GTR India’s official 2024 sustainability and impact non-profit partner, SVATANYA. A purpose-led creative crafts social enterprise, SVATANYA upskills marginalised women to handcraft products with upcycled raw material moving them towards financial independence in an environmentally conscious manner. A big thank you to Deepa Pant and Nimish Pant, Founding Directors at SVATANYA for your organisation’s involvement at this year’s event. Please join GTR by giving to a good cause and supporting our impact partner. Donate to project HOPE on Give India: https://ow.ly/Okhi50S48KF

Ahead of #GTRIndia, GTR was delighted to host another instalment of GTR Women in Trade Finance, bringing together key women entrepreneurs in the Indian #trade and #tradefinance realm for a brief discussion and networking. Curated by Manpreet Kaur (Vivantaa Capital) and joined by our GTR India event speakers Dimple Chitnis (YES BANK), Rumki Majumdar, PhD. (Deloitte) and Deepa Pant (SVATANYA), these female industry leaders shared first-hand experiences of how they entered and progressed in their trade finance roles. Thank you to all the women who joined us and helped to make this a very special and rewarding event. We look forward to announcing the next Women in Trade Finance event. Connect with GTR WiTF on LinkedIn to stay updated on event announcements: https://lnkd.in/e4vKKvUj #GTRIndia #WomeninTradeFinance #WiTF #WomeninTrade

While the future of Indian trade looks bright, there are potential challenges that may create friction for #tradeflow, including geopolitical and trade bottlenecks, and elections in America and beyond where the territory for trade protectionism is fertile ground. Indian trade fortunately remains optimistic, for reasons such as the progress on several new #freetradeagreements (FTAs), the solidifying influence of the #BRICS, the expansion of regional initiatives like the India-Middle East Trade Corridor, and the growing importance of India-GCC trade flows. With events across global trade and affairs likely to challenge and strengthen India’s position in the years ahead, this closing session gathered thought leaders to examine the potential impact of evolving trade and political trends on Indian traders. The seasoned panel during GTR India discussed how banks, policymakers and corporates can underline national leadership on the world stage, the key long-term trade and cooperation opportunities for stakeholders, and how India can seize on these to demonstrate that ‘the future is India’. 🎙️Sanjay Desai (Supply Technologies) 🎙️Madhur Sharma (Louis Dreyfus Company) 🎙️Hicham El Khaoudy (First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) 🎙️Deepa Kumar (S&P Global Market Intelligence) 🎙️Aditya Bansal (KEC International Ltd.) Thank you to those who joined in #Mumbai. Follow GTR and event discussions at https://lnkd.in/diPYW2Mu #GTRIndia #IndianTrade #TradeFinance

In a fireside chat during GTR India, banking experts Sanchay Agrawal (Bank of America Business) and Saju Thomas Punnoose (Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Bank of India) explored the evolving scope of trade and payment modernisation, the outlook for trade facilitation, and #RBI’s priorities around ease of doing business. With policymakers keen to optimise the trade and payments landscape for exporters, speakers also discussed the preparations needed to make this happen, as well as future steps to enable rupee-based trade through a reformed system for invoices, payments, and trade settlements. Thank you to those who joined us for this insightful panel. Follow GTR and event discussions at https://lnkd.in/diPYW2Mu #GTRIndia #TradeFinancing #ExportFinancing

At GTR India in #Mumbai, trade and trade finance experts considered how synergies across corporate, bank, and technology providers are helping to develop solutions. The panel discussed how India’s corporates might design long-term #ESG strategies for their supply chains, what transparency requirements might mean for the future of Indian bank lending and how technology and data services can evolve to meet India’s compliance needs. They also explored deep-tier supply chain tracking, the risk to credit and optimising capital, addressing the ‘S’ and ‘G’ and pegging bank credit to ESG. 🎙️Gaurav Verma (MUFG) 🎙️Deepa Mahesh Dumbre (Vedanta) 🎙️Shikha Kher (Control Risks) 🎙️Smitha Hari, SCR (GARP) (auctusESG) Thank you to those who joined us in #Mumbai. Follow GTR and event discussions at https://lnkd.in/diPYW2Mu #GTRIndia #TradeFinance #ExportFinance

Vikas Manral (SolutionBuggy), Gaurav Gupta (QNB Group) and Maqsood Mohammed (Custiv) during GTR India in #Mumbai discussed how corporate, policy, and finance priorities might be optimised across industry sectors, and what further support might help firms integrate into global value-chains (GVCs). Discussion themes also considered big questions around supply chain pressures, cashflow management, policy initiatives, value-added trade and export diversification opportunities, and India’s ‘China Plus One’ Strategy. Thank you to those who joined us at #GTRIndia. Follow GTR and event discussions at https://lnkd.in/diPYW2Mu #IndianTrade #TradeFinance

Indian fintech providers remain key leaders for trade finance innovation, commercialising products for financial inclusion, frictionless trade payments, and end-to-end trade solution. On May 22 in #Mumbai, industry experts discussed the latest shifts in trade digitisation and the trajectory for Indian banks, including the growth of mobile and digital payment services for MSMEs, and the progress on the digitisation of trade documents. They also examined the future priorities for trade finance digitisation in India, and how barriers to scale can be addressed for fintech product expansion in a fast-moving market, presenting fresh opportunities for corporate and MSME financing. 🎙️Shankar T S (BAFT (Bankers Association for Finance and Trade) 🎙️Sanjay Sharma (ICICI Bank) 🎙️Avanee Gokhale (Swift) 🎙️Kalyan Basu (Vayana TradeXchange) Thank you to those who joined us for this insightful panel. Follow GTR and event discussions at https://lnkd.in/diPYW2Mu #GTRIndia #TradeFinancing #TradeDigitisation

Practitioners during GTR India in #Mumbai examined priorities for entrenching the appeal of GIFT City to global trade financiers, including infrastructure needs for global connectivity, creating a vibrant cross-sector ecosystem, IFSCA regulatory flexibility, and how digital trade finance innovation can thrive across the hub. Speakers also discussed how this global financial hub might shape the long-term future of trade finance in India. 🎙️Parag Ekbote (Independent Industry Advisor) 🎙️Ashutosh Sharma (International Financial Services Centres Authority) 🎙️V Chandrasekar (Indian Banks` Association) 🎙️Jaiman Patel (EY) 🎙️Sandip Shah (GIFT City ) Thank you to those who joined us in #Mumbai. Follow GTR and event discussions at https://lnkd.in/diPYW2Mu #GTRIndia #GIFTCity #TradeFinance

During #GTRIndia in #Mumbai, trade, supply chain and banking experts considered how banks and service providers might address scale and adoption barriers for SCF solutions in India and help create a more stable domestic supply chain through the use of supplier finance. The panel also assessed SCF accessibility, how to widen product use in India, and overcoming SCF challenges to become more deep-tier. 🎙️Sanjay Desai (Supply Technologies) 🎙️Jeetesh Bhatia (Mizuho) 🎙️Sunil Jain (HDFC Bank) 🎙️Bharavi Cheerla (Bank of America) 🎙️Megha Kaushik (Patanjali Foods - Ruchi Soya) 🎙️Naveen Kumar (Olam Agri) Thank you to those who joined us for this insightful panel. Follow GTR and event discussions at https://lnkd.in/diPYW2Mu #GTRIndia #TradeFinancing #ExportFinancing