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Its participation in the program will allow Banpaís to expand its financial transactions to foreign trade with an extensive global network of banks and improve Honduran companies’ access to credit lines for trade.
Banpaís is the third Honduran bank to join the IFC’s (International Finance Corporation) global business financing program, which supports trading in emerging economies by providing guarantees. To extend and complement the capacity of banks to provide financing for trade, the IFC seeks to increase the participation of developing countries in global trade and promote the flow of goods and services between these countries.
Source: International Finance Corporation
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