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Trade Finance and SMEs, a new WTO report

10/06/2016

A new World Trade Organization (WTO) report examines the urgent need to address the trade finance gap for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). 

In the new publication "Trade Finance and SMEs: bridging the gaps in provision", WTO Director-General Roberto Azevedo calls on partners to work with his organization to ensure that trade finance is no longer an obstacle to the internationalization of SMEs.

A copy of the report can be downloaded from the above link.  


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