ADB is committed to achieving a prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable Asia and the Pacific, while sustaining its efforts to eradicate extreme poverty.
Established in 1966, it is owned by 68 members—49 from the region.
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ADB supports projects in developing member countries that create economic and development impact, delivered through both public and private sector operations, advisory services, and knowledge support.
Trade and Supply Chain Finance Program (TSCFP)
TSCFP works to make global trade and supply chains green, resilient, inclusive, transparent, and socially responsible.
The COVID-19 pandemic transformed the global conversation about trade and supply chains, which has led to an important inflection point. The international community now recognizes the imperative to expand thinking about trade and supply chains to see them as important elements in solving global challenges such as climate change, social responsibility, and resiliency. And so does ADB’s TSCFP. While it remains important to close market gaps for trade finance, to support the economic growth, jobs, and development that come from trade, TSCFP’s mandate is to make global trade and supply chains green, resilient, inclusive, transparent, and socially responsible. This website provides insight into how, through a combination of transactions (guarantees and loans) as well as knowledge initiatives and solutions, TSCFP is tackling this ambitious mandate along with its with partners, in each component area of its mandate.
TSCFP is a program of ADB's Private Sector Operations Department.
ADB's Trade Finance (TF)
How does ADB's TF Program work and what role does it play in boosting economic growth in Asia and the Pacific?
ADB's Supply Chain Finance (SCF)
How does ADB's SCF Program bring finance to the region's small and medium enterprises?
ADB's TSCFP delivers Sustainable Development Goals
ADB's Trade and Supply Chain Finance Program empowers countries to meet the Sustainable Development Goals by closing market gaps through guarantees, loans, and knowledge products. Since 2009, the TSCFP has supported $57 billion in trade across 45,510 transactions (60% SME-related).
TSCFP is supported by the following:
- Government of Australia
- Urban Climate Change Resilience Trust Fund
- Financial Sector Development Partnership Special Funds
- Regional Cooperation and Integration Fund
- Government of the United States of America
Fast Facts
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Estimated global trade finance gap (2021)
Source: Trade Finance Gap Study
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Transactions supported by TSCFP (2009-2022)
Source: TFP Fact Sheet
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Australia's support for TSCFP (since 2015)
Source: TFP strengthens AML in Pacific Banks
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TFP's partner banks
Source: Gender Study on Trade Finance
2022: By the Numbers
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value of transactions supported
2009-2022: $64.8 billion
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in cofinancing
2009-2022: $39.4 billion
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transactions supported
2009-2022: 55,616
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SME transactions supported
2009-2022: 33,616
Gender Equality through ADB Trade Finance Partnerships
ADB’s Trade Finance Program conducted a gender audit among several of its partner banks. The objective of this study was to develop specific, practical, and implementable recommendations to attract, retain and promote more women in banking. This was a joint initiative of ADB's Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department and Private Sector Operations Department funded by the Government of Australia.
Knowledge Products and Solutions
TSCFP focuses on building the knowledge and capacity among its partner banks in ADB’s developing member countries by sharing vital information through thought leadership, providing internationally-recognized trainings and online courses, facilitating avenues for peer discussions and information sharing, and leading industry reforms.
COVID-19 Response: ADB TSCFP
Trade has never been more critical for economic growth, jobs, and to ensure medical equipment, food, and other vital goods get to where they are needed. ADB boosted its capacity to support trade and supply chains with more money and flexibility for its $2.4 billion TSCFP.
A new tool that maps the entire supply chain for 34 critical pandemic-fighting goods (e.g. ventilators, N95 masks, etc); helping banks, investors, and governments ensure companies have no bottlenecks and financial support is there to ramp up supply.
TFP supported more than 19,000 transactions valued at approximately $19.7 billion ($12.5 billion of which was co-financed) since 1 April 2020. Highlights include:
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medical supply transactions worth $292 million
(includes test kits, medical equipment, COVID-19-related medicines, etc)
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food security/agriculture-related transactions valued at $4 billion
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new bank partners and
16 new loan agreements
SCFP supported more than 6,200 transactions valued at approximately $1 billion ($550 million of which was co-financed) since 1 April 2020. Highlights include:
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medical/pharma transactions valued
at approximately $185 million
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new partner financial institutions
to boost support under SCFP
TSCFP COVID-19-related knowledge products:
- Expanding capacity-building initiatives by providing online courses to banks on anti-money laundering, sustainability in trade, trade and supply chain finance, in partnership with the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS), Coastline Solutions, and the International Chamber of Commerce Academy, respectively.
- Webinars: How to Digitize Trade Operations, critical to making global trade and supply chains more secure took place 19 May 2020 (View recording) and Mitigating COVID Trade Finance Risk, on the risks associated with trade finance during the COVID-19 pandemic and guidance for banks to minimize risks and avoid potential losses, took place June 25, 2020 (View recording).
What's New
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ADB Innovation Talks Series: Supply Chain Mapping Tool
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TSCFP's 3-Minute Brief Episode 1: Introduction to Supply Chain Finance
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TSCFP's 3-Minute Brief Episode 2: Trade-based Money Laundering
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| Asian Development Blog
For Global Trade to Survive, It Needs an Overhaul
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| News Releases, News from Country Offices
ADB Promotes Digitalized Trade Through Regional Outreach Initiatives and Technical Assistance
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Greening International Supply Chains for Better Impact
TSCFP Contacts
Relationship Associates
Trade Finance
Asian Development Bank
6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong City 1550, Metro Manila, Philippines
Tel +632 8632 6401
Fax +632 8636 2448
Supply Chain Finance
Country Contacts
You may contact the relationship or transaction manager in specific countries by selecting from the dropdown.