Trade Finance · Cross-Border Commerce · Building an Export Business
Notes from building a tropical hardwood export business between Cameroon, Toronto, and the markets in between — by Henry Atangana, CCO of N.I.E.
The banks want a track record. The lenders want volume. And the business in between just wants to fulfill the purchase order in front of it. A look at the real, structural gap that founders in commodity trade hit long before anyone talks about growth.
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