ADB Trade & Supply Chain Finance Program

Backed by ADB's AAA credit rating, TSCFP provides guarantees and loans to partner banks and companies to support trade, enabling more companies throughout Asia and the Pacific to engage in import and export activities. The TSCFP works with over 240 banks in 21 countries to provide companies with the financial support they need to engage in import and export activities in Asia’s most challenging markets. In 2019, the TSCFP supported 4,832 transactions worth a total of $5.4 billion, including $3.5 billion in co-financing, and helped 4,069 small and medium-sized enterprises. The most active TSCFP countries are Armenia, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Viet Nam.TSCFP complements its financial support with knowledge products, including a study that quantifies market gaps for trade finance, initiatives to increase the role of women in banking, efforts to enhance environmental safeguards, and initiatives to fight crime through greater transparency in the global financial system. TSCFP also provides workshops and seminars to increase knowledge and expertise in matters related to finance, trade, risk management, and fraud prevention.