Kazakhstan, Aug. 24 -- IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and Bank CenterCredit announced a partnership to help Kazakh importers and exporters, particularly small and medium enterprises (SMEs), gain greater access to the cross-border financing they need to trade internationally.Under the agreement, Bank CenterCredit joins IFC's Global Trade Finance Program (GTFP) as both an issuing and confirming bank, becoming IFC's only current partner bank in Kazakhstan under the program. The partnership also marks IFC's re-engagement with BCC, a long-standing client. Backed by IFC's guarantees, Bank CenterCredit will be able to issue and confirm trade finance instruments, such as letters of credit, giving companies from Kazakhstan more reliable acce...