The main objective of the conference is to bring together researchers & policy-makers in the domain of International Trade & Finance. Any theoretical or empirical paper around this broad theme can be submitted for presentation in the conference. Since the micro aspects of Trade & Finance are increasingly getting more attention of academicians & Policy-makers, the focus of the conference will be on firm-specific aspects, including firm heterogeneity. Moreover, new theoretical and empirical models are being proposed, based on observations at the level of transaction between exporters and importers. Thus, the focus is slowly changing from broad to narrower drivers affecting the day-to-day occurrence of trade among nations. Keeping this perspective in mind the conference focuses on examining the transaction level determinants like logistic aspects of trade, trade costs and transaction costs, concerns related to documentation procedure, financing and any other issue that theoretically or empirically explains trade and investment flows.