Igor Sokolov
Igor Sokolov
Founder & CEO
Entrepreneur and CEO of Axton Global with over 10 years of experience in international trade and trade finance across developed and emerging markets worldwide. He began his career by building a small business operating in a single country and gradually scaled it into an international company working across multiple regions and jurisdictions globally.
Over the course of his career, he has structured and executed cross-border transactions involving corporates, financial institutions, and state-backed organizations, gaining hands-on experience in both developed and emerging markets. He specializes in addressing the global Trade Finance Gap — a shortfall exceeding $2.5 trillion.
His work is focused on expanding access to trade credit through export credit agencies (ECAs) and state-backed credit insurance, with a particular emphasis on educating and integrating SMEs into global trade finance systems.
Over the course of his career, he has structured and executed cross-border transactions involving corporates, financial institutions, and state-backed organizations, gaining hands-on experience in both developed and emerging markets. He specializes in addressing the global Trade Finance Gap — a shortfall exceeding $2.5 trillion.
His work is focused on expanding access to trade credit through export credit agencies (ECAs) and state-backed credit insurance, with a particular emphasis on educating and integrating SMEs into global trade finance systems.
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ExperienceMore than 10 years in international trade -
EducationLondon Business School -
LocationUnited Kingdom, London
"As CEO of Axton Global, my mission is to make trade credit accessible at scale — not just to large corporations, but to millions of SMEs across developed and emerging markets. We believe in educating and integrating importers into ECA-backed trade finance systems, not simply acting as a broker or facilitator.
Solving this at scale requires a different mindset:
First, train importers to understand and use credit insurance and trade finance tools.
Then, build the infrastructure to onboard them into these systems efficiently.
Only then can we talk about mass adoption."
Solving this at scale requires a different mindset:
First, train importers to understand and use credit insurance and trade finance tools.
Then, build the infrastructure to onboard them into these systems efficiently.
Only then can we talk about mass adoption."
- Importers consultingComprehensive advisory services to streamline foreign trade and logistics operations.
- Supplier Credit & Trade FinanceFinancial solutions designed to optimize working capital and payment terms.
- Global tradeEnd-to-end guidance to minimize cross-border risks and help businesses expand globally.
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Axton Global is an international consulting company helping importers worldwide secure trade credit terms with Chinese suppliers.
We serve customers from 82 countries across 5 continents.
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We serve customers from 82 countries across 5 continents.
info@axtongl.com