1. GTR MENA Trade Finance Week, 12-14 February 2017

2. The trade strength of the region….

3. ….is linked to oil

4. Which links to GDP growth

5. But there is a real drive for change

6. Visible in imports as well as exports

7. Modernising infrastructure
Top sector import growth (CAGR )

8. Healthcare infrastructure improving
Top sector import growth (CAGR )

9. While service sector trade is growing

10. UAE is central to all of this
UAE exports

11. The top exports sectors are also imports

12. So how can this growth be assured?
US$ 580bn of trade finance in the region
Political & economic stability
Data reliability addresses KYC/AML
Investment inflow