RIGA gave us a clear message:trade finance is moving, but not at the pace of the conversation around it

At the EBRD 2026 Annual Meeting and Business Forum, discussions spanned digital trade, sustainability, geopolitics, AI, energy security, and the practical realities facing emerging markets.

From how businesses stay competitive across borders in uncertain times and Egypt’s economic model for productivity and complexity to renewables as a growth engine and private equity as a catalyst for Baltic cross-border growth, and much more, the sessions showed an industry working to bridge the gap between ambition and execution.

TTP, as the media partner of RIGA 2026, was delighted to be on the ground, capturing the people, panels, and perspectives shaping the next phase of trade finance, including a series of vodcasts featuring voices from across the EBRD Trade Facilitation Programme community.

Watch the video highlights now.