British International Investment (BII)'s support of trade finance facilities - such as Absa Bank's Trade Loan Facility committed to in 2019 - help businesses in developing countries to get access to essential goods including food commodities, inputs for agriculture and raw materials for manufacturing. All of BII's new investments are aligned with HMG's Fossil Fuel Policy and since 2021 BII has acted to exclude its trade finance capital being used for coal and crude oil trades.