If trade is a powerful economic engine, then trade finance is the fuel that makes it hum, both on the international and domestic level.
Access to adequate and timely Trade and Supply Chain Finance (TSCF) solutions is a key element for economic development, but this is not simple for companies in Latin America and the Caribbean. Point of fact, access to finance for trade, particularly in developing and least-developed countries, plays a crucial role in facilitating local and international trade transactions.
Sellers require financing to process, manufacture, store or export their products before receiving payments from their clients, and they wish to obtain payments from their clients as soon as possible. Buyers need credit to acquire goods, raw materials and equipment and, conversely, wish to extend payment terms to their suppliers as much as possible. In this scenario, the availability of TSCF plays a crucial role in facilitating trade and closing the financing gap between the parties.
IDB Invest, through its TSCF products, addresses these needs from buyers and sellers in the region by offering a set of efficient, reliable and comprehensive financial solutions for every stage of a clients' value chains, supporting their local and international trade activities.
This Year Marks the 20th Anniversary of the Trade Finance Facilitation Program (TFFP)
Launched in 2005, the Program is an effective solution created to support access by the region's banks to international trade finance markets through technical cooperation, knowledge creation, and financial products.
Under the TFFP, the IDB and IDB Invest provide short-term loans to local banks to finance portfolios of eligible trade transactions and credit guarantees to global banks to mitigate any risk associated with trading instruments issued by banks in Latin America and the Caribbean.
- The TFFP network is comprised of over 120 banks in the Latin American and Caribbean region and over 300 worldwide, including correspondent banks. See our complete list of correspondent banks below.
TRADE FINANCE FACILITATION PROGRAM (TFFP) - UPDATED JUNE 2025
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Our Achievements in Numbers
A more prosperous region
Since 2005 through March 31, 2025, the TFFP facilitated a total of +36,000 underlying transactions of trade finance in LAC for approximately US$ 21 Billion in value.
TFFP growth (2005 - March 31, 2025)
NETWORK OF BANKS
+300
Trade finance partners in 41 countries
+120 LACFIs
Latin American and Caribbean financial intermediaries
US$4.9 Billion
Credit lines available
24
Countries in LAC
PRODUCTS
+1300
Loans
+2300
Guarantees
US$ 4.7 Billion
Of core mobilization through B-lenders, partial guarantees & others
DEVELOPMENT IMPACT
US$ 21 Billion
44% Food security and 16% Small & Island Countries (S&I)
+36,000
Trade-related underlying transactions
• 79% supporting more than 15 thousand SMEs
• 69% in emerging countries
• 27% supporting intraregional trade
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Supply Chain Finance Solutions
Capitalizing on our expertise in the traditional trade finance arena, we are expanding our product offerings toward value chain finance solutions, aiming to improve competitiveness and access to finance for buyers and sellers in the region.
Value chain finance solutions help companies free up the cash that is trapped in their supply chains, shortening the cash conversion cycles, that is, the time it takes them to sell inventory, collect payments from customers and pay bills.
By providing access to the major supply chain in Latin America and the Caribbean, these kinds of solutions allow IDB Invest to have a bigger and more effective impact on small and medium buyers and sellers, contributing to economic growth in the region.
Resource Mobilization
As a multilateral development bank, we can structure loans and bonds to expand the pool of funds available for investment in the private sector.
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Capital Markets
By providing bridge loans, partial credit guarantees and other products, we strengthen companies’ ability to issue debt securities.
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Romario is an effective communicator and strategic thinker with proven ability to build collaboration in cross-functional and multi-cultural teams. He has solid experience in sales and relationship, gained from widespread dealings with clients and peers. He is focused on achieving tangible results based on the clients’ needs. He is passionate about helping people with their performance, objectives link with their intentions. Romario holds a degree in business and accounting from PUC de MG in Brazil and MBA in LU Madrid. He is also a certified transformational coaching from the International Coaching Federation.
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