Helping To Weather The Storm With A Trade Bank For All Seasons

Helping to weather the storm with a trade bank for all seasons 3 The past year or so has been defined by challenges and uncertainty for global trade due in part to supply chain disruption, brought about by the pandemic, and a boom in demand. In this report, we discuss the current state of play in supply chain disruption and present why it can be imperative for corporates to engage with a bank that could help navigate through the storm. State of Play — Supply Chain Disruption The supply chain of large multi-national corporates can be extremely complex due to the global nature of operations and the diversity of products. By taking a sample of 12 large industrials companies globally, we demonstrate the inter-sector dependency of supply chains of these companies, tracing three layers upstream of their suppliers. Figure 1. Supply Chain Dependency — Industrials Source: Citi Global Data Insights, Bloomberg