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Bangladesh unveils pilot framework for digital trade docu processing Textiles | Bangladesh's banking crisis: The $15.6bn supplier exposure map 03 Jul '265 min read Pic: Shutterstock Insights TexPro data show global textile suppliers carry $********** in annualised L/C exposure to Bangladesh, a payment system now running through a banking sector with **.* per cent NPLs. Every top 12 supplier country cut Q1 exposure YoY except the United States, up **.* per cent to $**** million. The divergence is the market's first clear counterparty-risk signal, and it is already being paid. The $ * * . * bn foreign-supplier exposure map Every shipment depends on one transaction: confirmation by a foreign correspondent bank. Without it, cargo does not move. TexPro data through Q * * * * * show $ * * . * * billion of exposure in this chain, nearly nine of every ten dollars in the six largest supplier countries. China holds $ * . * * billion three of every five dollars. India holds $ * . * * billion. Brazil ($ * * * million), Pakistan ($ * * * million), the US ($ * * * million) and Taiwan ($ * * * million) form the next tier. The top six carry $ * * . * * billion, * * . * per cent of the total, the exposure pool being repriced as Bangladeshi bank credit deteriorates. Concentration alone is manageable. Concentration flowing through a stressed banking system is where counterparty risk becomes systemic. PRIME Unlimited Access to F2F Prime Content As a first-time user, you can access One Prime Content for FREE Register to unlock PRIME content Already a subscriber? Sign in to access PRIME Learn more about Prime Content Register to read this Prime news for FREE Select Country Afghanistan Albania Algeria Andorra Angola Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Azarbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan