Singapore, April 16 -- Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for Economic Community, H.E. Satvinder Singh, attended the Trade Finance Registry (TFR) Dialogue on 16 April 2025 in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Convened by the Growth Gateway Programme Team, which consists of members from the UK's Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) and the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), the Dialogue fostered discussions and sharing of experiences among banks and financial technology providers on how to advance the development of a Trade Finance Registry. DSG Satvinder underscored the importance of TFR to support trade finance and highlighted ASEAN Secretariat's readiness to facilitate engagement with dialogue partners to push the initiative forward for the ...