Deutsche Bank wins IFC’s Best Global Trade Partner Bank – Portfolio Partnerships

On 26 March 2026 in Lisbon, Portugal, during IFC’s 9th Global Trade Partner Meeting (GTPM),¹ the Deutsche Bank Trade Finance Financial Institutions (TFFI) team were awarded the IFC’s accolade for Best Global Trade Partner Bank in the category of Portfolio Partnerships.

This was in relation to the bank’s participation in IFC’s Global Trade Liquidity Program (GTLP), IFC’s portfolio-based trade finance programme, which, since 2010, has supported over US$100bn in trade finance across emerging markets.

For confirming banks such as Deutsche Bank, IFC’s portfolio solutions extend and complement capacity to deliver trade financing by providing risk mitigation in new or challenging markets where trade lines are limited.² In short, the partnership is a key driver of growth, ensuring international trade continues to flow precisely where others are stepping back. Deutsche Bank had announced its portfolio partnership with IFC to boost trade in Africa in June 2024.

This award was presented by IFC’s Nathalie Louat, Global Director, Trade and Supply Chain Finance, at the 2026 Awards Ceremony at the end of the 9th GTPM that welcomed more than 400 delegates from over 50 countries. This bi-annual event celebrates the top-performing trade and supply chain finance partners of the past year/s.

“The IFC programme allows Deutsche Bank to deploy our balance sheet with greater discipline and confidence, enabling us to grow client activity in markets where capacity is often scarce,” said Igino Corradi, Head of TFFI Structuring and Solutions at Deutsche Bank.

Anand Jha, Global Head of TFFI, Deutsche Bank, added, “This award recognises how Deutsche Bank continues to expand its trade finance operations footprint in an increasingly complex global environment, including frontier markets facing significant geopolitical and economic pressure. Our partnership with IFC is a critical enabler, allowing us to continue supporting import and export activity where access to trade finance is most constrained.”

By way of background, Deutsche Bank’s Head of Portfolio Syndications, Bhaswati Mallik, who leads the IFC Africa portfolio risk programme, sees this partnership as an important contribution to help address the global trade finance gap³, which disproportionately affects emerging markets and developing economies.

She noted: “IFC is a key multilateral partner, working with us across a range of trade finance instruments and driving impactful progress and transformative business. Through this partnership, we are helping to bridge the global trade finance gap and deliver meaningful opportunities for businesses where they’re needed most.”

From left to right: Makiko Toyoda, Manager, Trade & Supply Chain Finance, IFC; Heather Miller, Lead Portfolio Solutions, Trade & Supply Chain Finance, IFC; Gunhad Singh, Portfolio Syndications, Deutsche Bank; Anand Jha, Global Head of TFFI, Deutsche Bank; Florian Wicht, Regional Lead, Trade & Supply Chain Finance for Africa, Latin America & the Caribbean, and Europe, IFC; Igino Corradi, Head of TFFI Structuring and Solutions, Deutsche Bank

Sources

¹ See IFC's 9th Global Trade Partners Meeting at ifc.org
² See Global Trade Finance Program (GTFP) at ifc.org
³ See ADB Global Trade Finance Gap Survey at adb.org