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PRESSR: Saudi Trade Finance Summit 2025 sets the stage for the Kingdom’s global financial vision
PRESSR: Saudi Trade Finance Summit 2025 sets the stage for the Kingdom’s global financial vision
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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: As Saudi Arabia accelerates its Vision 2030 transformation, the Kingdom’s financial sector is preparing to converge at the 13th Annual Saudi Trade Finance (STF) Summit on 17 and 18 November 2025. Held at the Crowne Plaza Riyadh RDC Hotel & Convention by IHG, the Summit continues its legacy as the nation’s premier platform for trade and financial leaders.This year, under the theme “Legacy to Future: Empowering Saudi Trade & Finance through Leadership, Digitalization, and Sustainable Growth,” the Summit will explore how Saudi Arabia can build on its rich trade finance heritage while embracing the innovations of tomorrow. Bringing together policymakers, regulators, banking leaders, CFOs and treasurers, and technology innovators, the Summit will act as a catalyst for meaningful dialogue and collaboration, all designed to tackle the pressing priorities of trade finance—from digital transformation to ESG integration and green finance. Leading voices from the Kingdom’s banking sector highlight the opportunities and challenges shaping this evolution. Yasser Al-Barrak, Chief Corporate and Institutional Banking Officer at Saudi Awwal Bank (SAB), notes that the future of trade finance is driven by three forces: “1. Digital Transformation and Automation, 2. Sustainable and Green Trade Finance, and 3. Regulatory Alignment and Cross-Border Partnerships.” He emphasizes that platforms like the STF Summit are critical for fostering collaboration between banks, corporates, regulators, and technology innovators, ensuring trade finance solutions remain relevant and forward-looking. “Saudi Arabia is open for trade, investment, and innovation—and SAB stands ready to enable it,” Al-Barrak adds, reflecting the bank’s commitment to driving growth across all sectors of the economy.Similarly, Abdulrahman I. Al-Ghofaily, AGM of Global Transaction Banking at Al Rajhi Bank, underscores the importance of innovation and knowledge exchange in building the Kingdom’s trade finance ecosystem. “Regionally and globally, trade finance is being transformed by digitization, sustainability, and data-driven risk assessment tools,” he says. “Events like the STF Summit align the perspectives of banks, corporates, regulators, and technology providers, accelerating collaboration and advancing the Trade Finance landscape in Saudi Arabia.”“As a proudly Saudi-founded travel technolo...