Islamic Trade Finance Corporation touts deep pockets for trade, other financing for Guyana

Three members of the ITFC/ IsDB delegation. From left to right are – Said Ben Afane Ibouroi Senior Manager Relationship Management Trade and Finance, Nazeem Noordali Chief Operating Officer ITFC, and Mubarak Elegbede Divisional Manager for Africa and Latin America

With Guyana being one of its two Caribbean shareholding members, the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) has proposed trade finance support in a number of areas to this country at competitive terms that it believes cannot be beat, Chief Operating Officer Nazeem Noordali has said.

ITFC has a special focus on health, agriculture and energy trade to enable countries like Guyana to be better prepared for future global emergencies.

“Guyana being a member, we [ITFC} are bound to look at activities we can do here to support local communities which is all the people  through the government, the business community…  and so forth,” Noordani told the Stabroek News during an exclusive interview, on the sidelines of the recently concluded AfriCaribbean Trade and Investment Forum (ACTIF), held by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) in collaboration with the Government of Guyana.