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Add to Preferred SourcesThe Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Trade Finance Program (TFP) and Laxmi Bank Limited, a leading bank in Nepal, signed an agreement to provide guarantees to support trade in the country.
“We are delighted that Laxmi Bank has joined the Trade Finance Program as the latest issuing bank member at a time of resurgent economic growth in Nepal,” said ADB Investment Specialist and Relationship Manager for Nepal Ms. Janet Hyde. “This new facility will assist with the country’s reconstruction efforts by supporting trade flows into the country, especially those involving small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).”
ADB’s TFP has been operating in Nepal since 2009 and currently works with 2 local partner banks. To date, the program has conducted more than 200 transactions in Nepal, supporting $82 million in trade, and benefiting more than 80 SMEs in a wide range of sectors including agricultural commodities, construction materials and machinery, solar panels, and textiles.
Since 2009, ADB’s TFP has supported more than 15,000 SMEs across developing Asia—through over 21,000 transactions valued at over $36 billion—in sectors ranging from commodities and capital goods, to medical supplies and consumer goods.
Original source: ADB
Published on 30 July 2019