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Trade

The New Corridors of Cross-Border Commerce

Supply chains are being rebuilt around regional hubs rather than single-country dependency. The financing follows the freight.

  • 8 July 2026
  • 5 min read
  • EM Summit Programme Committee

The restructuring of global supply chains is often described in terms of risk reduction. Seen from the capital side it looks more like an infrastructure build-out: new regional hubs need warehousing, ports, power, customs technology and working-capital finance long before the freight volumes justify them.

Finance follows freight

Trade finance is the constraint most often raised by mid-market exporters in growth economies. The instruments exist; the underwriting data does not. That gap is where digital trade platforms and receivables financing companies are building.

Where the summit fits

The Cross-Border Growth and Market Access track brings operators, financiers and trade-body representatives into one working session focused on the practical blockers: documentation, settlement time and counterparty verification.

  • Trade
  • Logistics
  • Market Access

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