Santosh Pokharel

Investment Specialist, Private Sector Operations Department, ADB

Santosh manages ADB’s Trade Finance Program in Bhutan, Indonesia, Mongolia, and Viet Nam. He has over eight years of experience in private sector financing in emerging markets. Prior to joining ADB, Santosh worked for the International Finance Corporation.

Haicatex’s two main products are tire-cord fabric to manufacture tires, and soil stabilizer for roads.

Plugging Viet Nam's trade finance gap

Trade finance support can help the country achieve its goal of becoming an upper middle-income economy by 2030.

Santosh Pokharel

Exterior view of the warehouse.

Trade Finance Program helps Mongolian firm improve food storage

Cold storage allows Mongolian farmers to meet long-term demand during the dzud.

Santosh Pokharel